DOJ DISSOLVES PURDUE PHARMA
"The company will operate under different ownership, will be overseen by new trustees and will offer "milllions of doses of livesaving opioid addiction treatment and overdose" medicine for free or "at cost," per the company's statement."
The Justice Department announced an $8 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma
The Sacklers, the wealthy family that controls the company, will separately pay $225 million to resolve civil claims.
The settlement agreement does not prevent family members or company executives from being prosecuted in the future
Sauce: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/doj-settle-maker-oxycontin-role-opioid-crisis/story?id=73735542