Purdue’s Creditors Back Bankruptcy Plan That Would Pay 3,000 Opioid Lawsuits July 27, 2021 By Shubham Kalia OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP said on Tuesday that creditors voted in favor of its reorganization plan that would provide...
J&J to Pay $5 Billion in Potential Opioid Settlement With States October 14, 2020 By Nate Raymond Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will contribute up to $1 billion more to a potential settlement of lawsuits...
Opioid Firms Warn Lawyers’ Bid for 7% Fee Jeopardizes Settlement February 28, 2020 By Tom Hals and Nate Raymond Johnson & Johnson and other drug companies facing thousands of lawsuits over their role in the opioid epidemic have warned...
Court Denies Ohio’s Attempt to Stop Cleveland Opioid Trial October 14, 2019 By Mark Gillispie A federal appeals court has denied an effort led by Ohio’s attorney general to stop a bellwether trial over the...
11 More West Virginia Towns, Counties Sue Over Opioid Crisis March 20, 2018 Eleven additional local West Virginia governments are suing drug companies who they say failed to follow state and federal law...