Hill Backs Opioid Plan

Indiana’s attorney general says he is supporting the tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with OxyContin maker, Purdue Pharma, because it would get money flowing to help deal with the opioid crisis. The statement from Attorney General, Curtis Hill is his first about the deal since it was announced a week ago. Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma has since filed for bankruptcy in its plan to settle thousands of lawsuits against it. Hill says they are held directly accountable for their role by being required to pay $3 billion under the deal. Hill says the alternative to that is protracted litigation with an uncertain future. Two dozen state attorneys general oppose the deal, calling it inadequate.