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NJ to share $4.3B settlement in case against OxyContin maker
Clip: 7/8/2021 | 1m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
Resolution to massive lawsuits brought against Sackler family and Purdue Pharma.
New Jersey will share in a $4.3 billion historic settlement along with New York, Pennsylvania and a dozen other states. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal says New Jersey stands to receive $110 million. As part of the agreement the Sackler family will have to surrender ownership of the bankrupt Purdue Pharma drug company and detail the role they played in the opioid epidemic.
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NJ to share $4.3B settlement in case against OxyContin maker
Clip: 7/8/2021 | 1m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
New Jersey will share in a $4.3 billion historic settlement along with New York, Pennsylvania and a dozen other states. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal says New Jersey stands to receive $110 million. As part of the agreement the Sackler family will have to surrender ownership of the bankrupt Purdue Pharma drug company and detail the role they played in the opioid epidemic.
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