OxyContin maker pleads guilty to federal criminal charges in $8B settlement
By Bethany Blankley The Center Square — (Douglas Healey / AP)" data-caption-pos="bottom">The U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday that it reached an $8.3 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, a highly addictive opioid medication designed to reduce pain. The settlement was reached after federal prosecutors opened criminal and civil investigations into the company's