Attorneys general from 24 states, including Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and California, and the District of Columbia have sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr asking that a proposed settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma not be finalized.
There is no official document of the settlement as attorneys general said they are relying on leaked media reports of the proposed settlement, which they say would preserve the company’s ability to continue OxyContin sales as a public trust corporation.
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