Dept. of Justice: Purdue/Sackler $7.4 billion opioid settlement goes into effect

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced that a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, has become legally effective, capping nearly a decade of work by attorneys general from across the country in pursuing investigations and litigation over Purdue’s and the Sacklers’ role in fueling the opioid crisis. The attorneys ge...