A $20-million proposed national settlement caps a legal battle that began a decade ago between Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and lawyers representing as many as 2,000 Canadians who got hooked on the drug after their doctors prescribed it. ((Michelle Siu For The Globe and Mail) Purdue agrees to settle OxyContin suit
Purdue Pharma, the pharmaceutical giant behind the blockbuster pain pill that triggered Canada’s deadly opioid crisis, has agreed to pay $20-million to settle a long-standing class-action lawsuit. The proposed national settlement caps a legal battle that began a decade ago between Purdue Pharma, the maker […]
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