Log in

States' position on the tentative opioid deal with Purdue

Posted 10/10/19

State attorneys general have been divided nearly evenly over whether to accept a tentative deal to settle lawsuits against Purdue Pharma related to the nation's opioid crisis.

States that oppose …

You must be a member to read this story.

Join our family of readers for as little as $5 per month and support local, unbiased journalism.


Already have an account? Log in to continue.

Current print subscribers can create a free account by clicking here

Otherwise, follow the link below to join.

To Our Valued Readers –

Visitors to our website will be limited to five stories per month unless they opt to subscribe. The five stories do not include our exclusive content written by our journalists.

For $6.99, less than 20 cents a day, digital subscribers will receive unlimited access to YourValley.net, including exclusive content from our newsroom and access to our Daily Independent e-edition.

Our commitment to balanced, fair reporting and local coverage provides insight and perspective not found anywhere else.

Your financial commitment will help to preserve the kind of honest journalism produced by our reporters and editors. We trust you agree that independent journalism is an essential component of our democracy. Please click here to subscribe.

Sincerely,
Charlene Bisson, Publisher, Independent Newsmedia

Please log in to continue

Log in
I am anchor

States' position on the tentative opioid deal with Purdue

Posted

State attorneys general have been divided nearly evenly over whether to accept a tentative deal to settle lawsuits against Purdue Pharma related to the nation's opioid crisis.

States that oppose the tentative settlement, which could be worth as much as $12 billion over time, wanted to continue their lawsuits against the members of the Sackler family that own Purdue while the company goes through bankruptcy proceedings.

But on Friday, a federal bankruptcy judge put a halt to those lawsuits for six months as a way to encourage a final settlement with the Stamford, Connecticut-based company.

Kentucky and Oklahoma are not subject to the litigation because both reached previous settlements with Purdue, maker of the OxyContin painkiller.
___

States and territories that have accepted the terms of the Purdue settlement offer:
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Guam
Georgia
Indiana
Kansas
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
U.S. Virgin Islands
Utah
West Virginia
Wyoming
___

States and territories that have so far rejected the terms:
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin