Indictment Alleges New York Pharma Ex-CEO Ignored Red Flags as Opioid Crisis Raged April 25, 2019 By Michael R. Sisak The pharmaceutical industry executive hit Tuesday with criminal charges stemming from the opioid crisis doesn’t have his name on a...
Arkansas Judge Refuses to Dismiss Claims Against Opioid Drug Makers April 7, 2019 An Arkansas judge has rejected a request to dismiss the state’s lawsuit against three drugmakers that alleges they made false...
Massachusetts Judge Says More Details in Purdue Pharma Case Must Be Released January 30, 2019 A Massachusetts judge says more details contained in a lawsuit that accuses the maker of OxyContin of deceiving patients and...
Family Behind Purdue Pharma Pushed Opioid Marketing, Massachusetts Says January 16, 2019 By Nate Raymond Members of the wealthy Sackler family behind Purdue Pharma LP pushed it to boost sales of OxyContin and other opioids...
Connecticut Judge Dismisses Opioid Crisis Lawsuits Against Drugmakers January 15, 2019 By Dave Collins A Connecticut judge has dismissed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and two dozen other drug companies brought by 37 cities and...
Different Rates of Opioid Prescriptions Linked to Worker, Employer, Injury Traits January 11, 2019 Injured workers in mining and construction, those in rural counties or those who suffer fractures, carpal tunnel and neurologic spine...
Former Insys CEO Pleads Guilty to Opioid Bribes; Agrees to Work with Prosecutors January 10, 2019 By Nate Raymond The former chief executive of Insys Therapeutics Inc. pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in a nationwide scheme to bribe...
Former Insys CEO Babich Pleads Guilty to Opioid Prescription Bribe Scheme December 27, 2018 By Nate Raymond The former chief executive of Insys Therapeutics Inc. has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a scheme to bribe...
Vermont Town Votes to Join Law Firm’s Opioid Lawsuit November 29, 2018 A Vermont town’s select board has voted to work with a national law firm that plans to sue opioid makers...
Opioid Memorial in Houston as Part of Nationwide Tour October 23, 2018 The National Safety Council on Monday made Houston the sixth stop on a nationwide tour of its exhibit, Prescribed to...