A judge intends to rule this week on a plan for local governments and individual victims to vote on OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids.

A federal bankruptcy judge will soon decide whether to approve a nearly $7.4 billion settlement involving Purdue Pharma, which made the pain medication OxyContin. Scott MacFarlane looks at the potential impact of what would be a landmark deal.

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to pay $7.4 billion in a settlement over opioid crisis, with $21 million for the District.