AG Skrmetti announced that a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, has become legally effective, capping nearly a decade of work by attorneys general from across the country in pursuing investigations and litigation over Purdue’s and the Sacklers’ role in fueling the opioid crisis. Tennessee is set to receive $122.4 million.

“No amount of money will ever be enough to pay for the damage inflicted by Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, but I hope some Tennesseans can take solace knowing we fought to hold them accountable to the fullest extent possible and dismantled the company. Tennessee’s consumer protection team has worked relentlessly for nearly a decade in pursuit of accountability. We are glad that this settlement will fund opioid abatement efforts across Tennessee.” -AG Skrmetti