07-09-2019 23:55 via 10tv.com

Opioid talks at impasse; Purdue Pharma bankruptcy filing expected

CLEVELAND (AP) — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is expected to file for bankruptcy after settlement talks over the nation's deadly overdose crisis hit an impasse, attorneys general involved in the talks said Saturday in a message to their counterparts across the country.The breakdown puts the first federal trial over the opioid epidemic on track to begin next month and sets the state for a complex legal drama involving more than 30 states and 2,000 local governments.Purdue, its owners, the
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