All 55 attorneys general signed onto a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family for their role in the opioid crisis.
The attorneys general, who represent all eligible U.S. states and territories, finished signing the settlement on Monday after it was reached in principle in January.
The deal ends the Sacklers’ control of Purdue, bars them from selling opioids in the U.S. and delivers funding across the country to support opioid-addiction treatment and prevention.
The settlement requires resolution of legal claims by state and local governments. The local government sign-on process will be contingent on bankruptcy-court approval, according to several attorneys general.
The Sackler family has told the attorneys general it plans to proceed with the settlement.
