Opioid settlement would use a formula to split the money

Friday, August 30, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The multibillion-dollar settlement the maker of OxyContin is negotiating to settle a crush of lawsuits over the nation's opioid crisis contains formulas for dividing up the money among state and local governments across the country, The Associated Press has learned.

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