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AG says Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan isn’t good enough
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NJ is among nearly two dozen other states saying the bankruptcy plan isn’t good enough.
Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, is proposing a $10 billion plan to settle thousands of lawsuits and emerge from bankruptcy protection. The Sackler Family, which owns the company, would contribute about $4 billion of their own money.
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AG says Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan isn’t good enough
Clip: 3/16/2021 | 2m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, is proposing a $10 billion plan to settle thousands of lawsuits and emerge from bankruptcy protection. The Sackler Family, which owns the company, would contribute about $4 billion of their own money.
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