OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids could soon move forward after every U.S. state involved agreed to it.

Purdue took a major step toward finalizing the settlement earlier this week, when attorneys general of 55 U.S. states and territories signed up to support the deal. States, some of which sued ...

Purdue Pharma’s $7B opioid settlement could advance after states back it The deal calls for members of the Sackler family who own the company to give up ownership and to contribute up to $7 ...

The settlement is a way to avoid trials with claims from states alone that total more than $2 trillion in damages. Thousands of local governments and other groups have also sued Purdue.