In a $7.4 billion multistate settlement with members of the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, Inc. for their role in creating and perpetuating the opioid crisis, Virginia is projected to receive up to about $107.4 million over the next 15 years.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In a $7.4 billion multistate settlement with members of the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, Inc. for their role in creating and perpetuating the opioid crisis, Virginia is projected to receive up to about $107.4 million over the next 15 years.
According to the Office of Attorney General Jason Miyares, under the Sacklers’ leadership, Purdue invented, manufactured and aggressively marketed opioid products for decades, “fueling waves of addiction and overdose deaths across the country.”
