His decision meant that for the first time, questions about OxyContin’s duration would be aired at a trial. Sealed evidence would be laid out in public for class-action attorneys, government investigators, doctors and journalists to see.
On the eve of trial, Purdue agreed to settle the case by paying the state $10 million for programs to discourage drug abuse. All the evidence under seal would remain confidential.
Read the whole article over at the LA times
I very much hope, that I will never need pain medication.