Drug Maker Endo Skirts Trial, Settles Its Opioid Claims for $11 Million August 21, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Riley Griffin Endo International Plc agreed to an $11 million settlement to avoid going to trial in the first federal court cases...
More States Could Settle Opioid Suits in Wake of West Virginia’s McKesson Deal May 6, 2019 By Jef Feeley McKesson Corp.’s settlement of an opioid lawsuit with West Virginia — the state with the highest U.S. rate of drug-overdose...
Purdue Includes Free Opioid Treatment Drugs in Settlement Offer September 14, 2018 By Jef Feeley and Jared S. Hopkins The company that created OxyContin is offering free doses of an opioid-abuse treatment as part of its offer to resolve...
One Drugmaker Sues Another to Pay Damages from Opioid Marketing Lawsuits August 8, 2018 By Nate Raymond Allergan Plc on Thursday sued Pfizer Inc. to require its rival to cover any damages it is forced to pay...
More States File Opioid Lawsuits Against Drug Firms May 16, 2018 By Tina Bellon Litigation against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP is intensifying as six more U.S. states on Tuesday announced lawsuits, accusing the...
Judge Overseeing Local Opioid Lawsuits Hopes for ‘Meaningful’ Settlement January 10, 2018 By Jef Feeley The judge overseeing U.S. cities’ and counties’ lawsuits against makers of opioid painkillers said he hopes a sweeping resolution can...