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Steve Miller, chairman of Purdue's board of directors, said on a conference call with reporters that an admission of wrongdoing is not part of the deal.

Basileu said he overdosed four times before getting sober three years ago.

Purdue Pharma has denied the allegations in three similar lawsuits.

The lawsuit claims Purdue convinced doctors to prescribe higher doses of opioids to more patients over longer periods of time.

Federal law allows lawsuits with similar claims to be consolidated as a multidistrict litigation in one U.S. district court.

Deni Antelope was among 15 people named in an indictment accusing them of participating in a drug distribution conspiracy in Wyoming.

The complaint also seeks punitive damages and civil penalties.

The sentencing hearing for the first of the 10 defendants is scheduled for Wednesday.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration found people would travel from Fremont County and as far away as Massachusetts to obtain prescriptions.