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Tentative opioids

settlement falls short

of nationwide deal

By G.MULVIHILL/D.COLLINS tinue against the company
Associated Press and the family that owns it.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A The agreement with about
tentative settlement an- half the states and attor-
nounced Wednesday over neys representing roughly
the role Purdue Pharma 2,000 local governments
played in the nation’s opi- would have Purdue file for
oid addiction crisis falls a structured bankruptcy
short of the far-reaching and pay as much as $12
national settlement the billion over time, with about
OxyContin maker had $3 billion coming from the Narcotics detective Ben Hill, with the Barberton Police Department, shows two bags of medications
been seeking for months, Sackler family. that are are stored in their headquarters and slated for destruction, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in
with litigation sure to con- Continued on Page 4 Barberton, Ohio. Associated Press