Purdue Pharmaceuticals offered $1.2 billion to negotiate opioids

follows Johnson and Johnson's $
572
billion ruling in Oklahoma this week, and opioid settlement talks appear to be heating up. Several reports say Purdue Pharmaceuticals
$
10 billion to
12 billion
settle thousands of lawsuits gathered in Cleveland.Under a potential solution, Purdue will declare bankruptcy and the Sackler family, the billionaire who owns the company, will relinqud control of the drugmaker, Reuters reported.
first
Purdue's proposal on NBC News. Reported that the dismissal himself will pay a total
of
billion.
A Purdue representative told
Fiercepharma
that
"
is prepared to defend itself in an opioid lawsuit
,
but said it doesn't think years of wasteful litigation and appeals are good .
“
"
people and communities affected by the opioid crisis need help now,"

she added.
"
believes that a constructive global solution is the best way forward, and the company is actively working with the state attorney general and other plaintiffs to achieve this outcome.
"
reported that according to the reported transaction, Purdue University will be restructured into
put fund trustfor a period of at least
10
years. Instead, in cash advances, the company will provide more than $
4 billion
free drugs, including overdoses. It will also benefit from continued drug sales, taking the company's contribution to
7
billion to
8 billion
billion.
The dismissals report that
of
billion in settlement contributions will still leave them with billions of dollars in wealth.



2016, forbes estimated their net worth at about $
14
billion, mainly from sales of opioids.the two sides are due to update a Cleveland judge on the settlement talks by Friday's deadline, Reuters reported.Related:is the importance of Johnson and Johnson'
.572 billion
million opioid ruling in Oklahoma? It's complicatedafter an opioid trial in Oklahoma, a judge ordered Johnson and Johnson to pay $
572
billion, and news of the settlement came immediately. After the ruling, Wells Fargo analyst DavidMaris said

believes the ruling will prompt other opioid manufacturers to seriously consider resolving a more important set of cases
-
's multi-district lawsuit in Cleveland,
(mdl)
.
”

More than
2,000,
cities, counties and other brick-and-mortar stores across the country have sued opioid manufacturers, dealers and other defendants, claiming their actions have led to a nationwide epidemic. The plaintiffs say drugmakers have exaggerated the benefits of opioids to treat chronic pain and underestimated their risks, and dealers have failed to monitor suspicious orders. many of these lawsuits are classified as Cleveland's multi-district litigation. Maris said he believes global reconciliation could exceed $
50 billion
global settlement.

In news of Purdue's settlement proposal, Maris wrote that

believes Purdue's share of the deal could be greater, so we're not sure the public is willing to accept a deal of $
10
billion or $
12
billion, let alone only some cash and the remaining royalties on drugs and donations at the price of highly profitable drugs."
,"
but analysts wrote that if Purdue does reach an agreement, it could force other drugmakers to

into settlement mode
"
. Related: Ando completed a $
10 million opioid settlement in two
Ohio counties alone, and Eljian may not be far behind As the first multi-district lawsuit in the
's leading trial in
October, Ando and Eljian have signed a minor settlement agreement to avoid the trial. According to reports, Cleveland's
.
Judge Polster pushed for a settlement that addressed complex litigation issues and the nationwide opioid crisis.
Some drugmakers have been hurt by the opioid glut. On Tuesday,
Teva
closed at its lowest level in nearly
20,
years, while
Mallinckrodt
closed at an all-time low, Maris said. （
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