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February 5, 2021

McKinsey Settles Lawsuit for $573 Million over Role in Helping Market Opioids
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Consulting giant Mc Kinsey has agreed to a $573 million settlement in a
lawsuit over the company's work advising Purdue Pharma and other
drugmakers to aggressively market highly addictive opioid painkillers.
The deal, made with 47 states, Washington, D.C., and five territories,
is the first national settlement as part of sweeping litigation filed by
state, county and local officials in recent years to hold companies
responsible for the devastating opioid epidemic.


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