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Purdue Pharma, OxyContin's maker, was dissolved in a settlement requiring its owners to pay billions while ending a myriad of opioid-related lawsuits.

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 4:46 PM EST

The agreement includes a much-disputed condition: It largely absolves the company owners, the Sacklers, of opioid-related liability in a public health crisis that led to the deaths of more than 500,000 people across the United States.

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