Bankruptcy Judge Grants Purdue Pharma Time Out from Government Opioid Litigation October 13, 2019 By Steven Church and Erik Larson Purdue Pharma LP and its billionaire owners won a temporary reprieve from nearly 2,700 opioid lawsuits, giving the bankrupt drugmaker...
New York AG Tells Court Opioid Crisis Damage ‘Dwarfs’ Drugmakers’ Resources October 8, 2019 By Erik Larson The public cost of coping with the opioid crisis in the U.S. “dwarfs” the combined resources of the companies sued...
Massachusetts, New York Signal Purdue Faces Stiff Court Fight September 17, 2019 By Erik Larson The attorneys general of Massachusetts and New York gave Purdue Pharma LP a preview of the opposition it’s facing in...
States Split Over Purdue’s $12 Billion Opioid Epidemic Settlement Plan September 12, 2019 By Erik Larson and Katherine Doherty Purdue Pharma LP, maker of the highly addictive Oxycontin painkiller, is pitting state against state with its offer of about...
States Take Aim at SEC’s New Broker-Dealer Adviser Rule September 11, 2019 By Erik Larson New York and a half dozen other states accused the Securities and Exchange Commission of botching a final regulation intended...
Purdue-Linked Entities Get Subpoenas from New York State August 19, 2019 By Erik Larson New York state sent out dozens of subpoenas to entities linked to Purdue Pharma LP and its billionaire owners, the...
Edison International to Face Trial Over Woolsey Wildfire Claim in April August 19, 2019 By Erik Larson The first trial to determine if Edison International’s Southern California utility is liable for damages from the Woolsey wildfire that...
Prosecutors Allege Capital One Suspect Hacked 30 Other Companies August 16, 2019 By Erik Larson The Seattle woman accused of hacking into Capital One Financial Corp.’s cloud and stealing personal information on more than 100...
NY1 News Anchors Sue Charter For Age, Gender Discrimination June 20, 2019 By Erik Larson Five female news anchors sued Charter Communications Inc., claiming rampant age and gender discrimination at the company’s popular New York...
5 More States Sue Purdue Over OxyContin Marketing May 17, 2019 By Erik Larson and Jef Feeley Purdue Pharma LP and its billionaire owners are being sued by five more states alleging the company’s aggressive marketing of...