TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 23, 2025

Tennessee Attorney General (AG) Jonathan Skrmetti today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma for their instrumental role in creating the opioid crisis. Although the final amount Tennessee will receive depends on multiple factors, the state anticipates receiving more than $90 million. Funding will be used to support opioid addiction treatment, prevention and recovery programs. The settlement also ends the Sackler family's control of Purdue and their ability to sell opioids in the United States. Read more about the agreement in news release from the AG’s office.