T he Sackler family and Purdue Pharma have agreed to pay $7.4 billion to resolve nationwide opioid litigation, marking a major milestone in efforts to hold the makers of the addictive pain ...

Colorado is set to receive around $81 million from a $7.4 billion preliminary settlement with Purdue Pharma, the company’s owners and members of the Sackler family for their role in the opioid crisis.

Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement aimed at resolving thousands of lawsuits connected to the company’s role in the opioid crisis.