Attorneys: OxyContin maker agrees to tentative $22 billion settlement

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and DAVE COLLINS
HARTFORD, Conn.  —
Attorneys for some 2,000 local governments say they have agreed to a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the toll of the nation’s opioid crisis.
Attorney Paul Farrell said in a text message Wednesday that they have agreed to a deal that has been on the table for several weeks.
Sources with direct knowledge of the talks say that Stamford, Connecticut-based Purdue will pay up to $12 billion over time a