February 09, 2021 - 8:02am | By Greg Neft
(Bismarck, ND) -- North Dakota is getting a one-million-dollar share of a settlement lawsuit brought against opioid drug makers by a group of state attorneys general. The consulting firm of McKinsey and Company settled the suit for 573-million after a year of investigations. The company was accused of promoting and profiting off drug makers like OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma as a deadly opioid crisis raged. North Dakota was one of 47 states involved in the lawsuit.
