NJ expected to get millions in opioid crisis settlement
Purdue Pharma and its owner, the Sackler Family, reached a multibillion-dollar settlement as part of a lawsuit.
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New Jersey is expected to receive $125 million as part of an opioid crisis settlement.
Purdue Pharma and its owner, the Sackler Family, reached a $7.4 billion settlement related to the crisis. The $125 million is New Jersey’s share.
The settlement ends nearly a decade of litigation over the company’s role in fueling the opioid epidemic.
The settlement also permanently bars the Sacklers from selling opioids in the United States.
