Judge says he'll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family

Jen Trejo holds a photo of her son Christopher as she is comforted outside the Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2023, in Washington.

A federal bankruptcy court judge said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma's latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.

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