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News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Friday January 24, 2025 ( 14 items )  

AG Campbell Helps Secure $7.4 Billion, Up To $108 Million For Massachusetts, From Purdue Pharma And The Sackler Family For Fueling The Opioid Crisis
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Helps Secure $7.4 Billion, Up To $108 Million For Massachusetts, From Purdue Pharma And The Sackler Family For Fueling The Opioid Crisis BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she, along with a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties, has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the S  more

Attorney General Bonta Helps Secure $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Helps Secure $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis Sackler family will pay up to $6.5 billion over 15 years; Purdue will pay nearly $900 million on court approval OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the bipartisan States Negotiating Committee and other parties have reached a $  more

Attorney General James Secures $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis
ALBANY, New York, Jan. 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis January 23, 2025 Sackler Family Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval Money Will Fund Communities Nationwide to Support Opioid Addiction Treatment and Prevention Up to $250 Million Will Directly Support Opi  more

Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures $7.4 Billion Settlement With Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family for Role in Opioid Epidemic
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 23 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures $7.4 Billion Settlement With Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family for Role in Opioid Epidemic Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. ("Purdue") for their instrumental role in cr  more

Attorney General Tong Announces Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family to Pay $7.4 Billion to Victims, Survivors and States in Settlement in Principle
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family to Pay $7.4 Billion to Victims, Survivors and States in Settlement in Principle # Adds $1.4 Billion, Frontloads Aid to States to Fund Opioid Treatment and Recovery Following Supreme Court Decision (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong today announced a $7.4 billion settlement in principle between state  more

Del. A.G. Jennings Helps Secure $7.4 Billion From Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family
DOVER, Delaware, Jan. 24 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sackler family will pay up to $6.5 billion over 15 years; Purdue will pay nearly $900 million upon court approval * * * Wilmington - Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she, along with a bipartisan coalition of negotiating attorneys general, has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their comp  more

Florida Attorney General's Office Secures $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Jan. 23 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: * * * Florida Attorney General's Office Secures $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--The Florida Attorney General's Office today announced that, following Florida-led efforts, a $7.4 billion multistate settlement has been reached with members of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, Inc. for their instrumental role in crea  more

Ga. Natural Resources Dept.: First Positive Case of Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Georgia
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 24 -- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has confirmed through the United States Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratories that a hunter-harvested deer sampled for routine surveillance in Lanier County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the first case of CWD detected in Georgia. The sample  more

Navy to issue DD-214-1 to Reservists separating Feb. 1 or later
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Navy to issue DD-214-1 to Reservists separating Feb. 1 or later MILLINGTON, Tennessee - The Navy will start issuing the Certificate of Uniformed Service (Reserve Component Addendum) Feb. 1 for Reservists separating, retiring, or transitioning into the Individual Ready Reserve or Standby Reserve. "Taking care of our teammates means setting   more

Pa. A.G. Sunday Announces National Settlement With Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family Will Bring Up to $212M to Pa. for Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery Resources
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 24 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sackler Family Will Pay up to $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; their Company, Purdue Pharma, Will Pay Nearly $900 Million * * * Attorney General Dave Sunday 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, Inc., for their role in  more

Teen Captured by U.S. Marshals for Shooting at Delivery Truck Driver in Road Rage, Father Arrested for Accessory
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Jackson, TN - On January 22, 2025, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) captured a 17-year-old male wanted for shooting at a FedEx delivery truck driver in a road rage incident. The teen's father was arrested as an accessory during the fugitive investigation. On December 15, 2024, around 5:20 p.m., the Jackson Police Department (JPD) responded to a report of road rage o  more

Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti and Bipartisan Coalition of 15 States Secure $7.4 Billion From Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family for Fueling Opioid Crisis
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 24 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sackler Family Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval * * * Tennessee Attorney General 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, Inc. (Purdue)  more

Va. A.G. Miyares Secures $7.4 Billion From Purdue Pharma, Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis
RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sacklers Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval * * * Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced a $7.4 billion multistate settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. (Purdue) for their leading role in creating and fueling the national opioid crisis  more

Vt. A.G. Clark Announces $7.4 Billion National Settlement With Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Sackler Family Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval * * * Attorney General Charity Clark 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, Inc. for their instrumenta  more