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(Reuters) – A U.S. judge extended on Tuesday a legal shield protecting the Sackler family owners of Purdue Pharma from lawsuits to Feb. 17 as they try to reach a deal with several U.S. states to settle sprawling litigation stemming from the country’s opioid crisis.
(Reporting by Tom Hals in Wilmington, Delaware)