The Sackler family and the opioid maker they founded, Purdue Pharma, have together agreed to pay $7.4bn to settle liabilities over their roles in the opioid crisis, ending months of negotiations after a previous deal fell apart.

The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement to resolve federal claims brought by attorneys general from 15 states. Announced by New York Attorney General Letitia James,

A settlement reached with the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma will bring over $27 million to the First State, roughly half of what was originally anticipated before a Supreme Court decision put settlement funds in limbo last year.