UPDATE 2-OxyContin maker Purdue reaches $270 mln settlement in Oklahoma opioid case -source
March 26, 2019 at 09:42 AM EDT
Purdue Pharma LP and members of the wealthy Sackler family that own the OxyContin maker have reached a $270 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma accusing the company of helping fuel an opioid abuse epidemic, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.