Letitia James blasts Purdue Pharma's Sacklers after $7.4 billion settlement

Members of the family that owns Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, have agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement related to lawsuits over the impact of the powerful prescription painkiller. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the agreement on Thursday. The deal, reached between Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family members who own the company, and lawyers representing state and local governments along with thousands of opioid crisis victims, marks an over $1 billion increase from a previous settlement that was rejected by the U.S....