The drug manufacturer is pleading guilty and paying out billions.
The drug manufacturer is pleading guilty and paying out billions.
An Oklahoma judge found the drug maker to be partially responsible for the harm of the opioid epidemic.
Various state and local governments have sued drug developers for the harms of the opioid epidemic, and this could be the first of many settlements.
Forty-one states and over 200 cities and counties claim drug makers deceived patients and doctors regarding opioid safety and addiction risks.