| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Legal
USA. Drug firms offer to settle U.S. opioid suits with $50 billion package: sources
USA. Drug firms offer to settle U.S. opioid suits with $50 billion package: sources
Five drugmakers and distributors are offering $22 billion in cash as well as drugs and services they value at $28 billion to resolve lawsuits alleging the industry helped fuel the U.S. opioid crisis, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. (nasdaq.com, USA, 16.10.2019)