In addition to monetary damages and the guilty pleas, the government is seeking to transform the maker of OxyContin into a public benefit company that would fund efforts to curb opioid abuse and give away drugs to prevent overdose deaths.
Citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter, news outlets reported that the family would pay $3 billion toward a proposed $10-12 billion settlement to resolve the more than 2,000 lawsuits.
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