B.C.-led lawsuit nets $150M proposed settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid harms

The Canadian Press · A proposed $150-million settlement with Purdue Pharma Canada covering all provinces and territories has been reached for the recovery of health-care costs related to the sale and marketing of opioid-based pain medication.

British Columbia Attorney General David Eby [above] said Wednesday that it’s the largest settlement of a governmental health-care cost claim in Canadian history.

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