Checking In On What Purdue Pharma's Bankruptcy Could Mean For Connecticut
In 2018, around one thousand Connecticut residents died from opioid overdoses, according to the state’s Chief Medical Examiner. Connecticut has joined nearly every state including thousands of municipalities in suing Stamford-based opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma.
This hour, we get the latest after Purdue filed for bankruptcy Sunday. Twenty states tentatively reached a multi-billion dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma. But we find out why Connecticut Attorney General William Tong says this settlement doesn’t go far enough.
Later, we hear from a Connecticut teen who’s…
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