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OxyContin Maker Purdue Offering Up to $12 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims

TUESDAY, Aug. 27, 2019 — Purdue Pharma, the drug giant many have blamed for the ongoing U.S. opioid abuse crisis, has offered $ 10 billion to $ 12 billion to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits lodged against it, NBC News is reporting. The news comes a day after the first of many pending state-driven opioid… Read More: OxyContin Maker Purdue Offering Up to $12 Billion to Settle… »

Novartis could settle for $1B as part of federal kickback lawsuit: report

Six years after federal prosecutors first targeted Novartis for an alleged kickback scheme involving $ 10,000 dinners and fishing trips for doctors, signs pointed to the Swiss drugmaker finally having its day in court. Now, it looks like that may not happen. Novartis could be approaching a billion-dollar settlement with the U.S. government as part… Read More: Novartis could settle for $1B as part of federal kickback… »