Viatris to Pay Up to $335 Million to Resolve Opioid-Related Claims April 7, 2025 Viatris said on Monday it would pay up to $335 million over nine years as part of a nationwide settlement...
Purdue Pharma, Sacklers Reach $7.4B National Opioid Settlement January 24, 2025 By Dietrich Knauth Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging...
Kentucky AG Settles Opioid Suit vs. The Kroger Co. for $110 Million January 13, 2025 By Bruce Schreiner Kentucky will receive $110 million to settle its lawsuit accusing one of the nation’s largest grocery chains of helping fuel...
Top Law Firms in US Opioid Lawsuits to Get Hundreds of Millions in Fees June 10, 2024 By Brendan Pierson A court-appointed panel on Friday recommended how to divvy up a pool of $2.13 billion in legal fees from nationwide...
McKinsey to Pay $78 Million to Settle Opioid Claims by Insurers January 3, 2024 By Peter Blumberg McKinsey & Co. is poised to pay $78 million to health insurers and company benefit plans, in its latest settlement...
Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy Amid Rising Debt, Opioid Litigation October 16, 2023 By Abinaya V Debt-laden Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday and said it would close underperforming stores, as the drugstore chain...
Kroger to Pay Up to $1.4 Billion to Resolve Opioid Lawsuits September 8, 2023 By Nate Raymond Kroger on Friday said it would pay as much as $1.4 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits by U.S. states,...
Mallinckrodt Gets Second Extension on Opioid Settlement Payment June 26, 2023 By Jonathan Randles Mallinckrodt Plc has for the second time reached an agreement to further delay a $200 million opioid settlement payment that...
McKinsey Creates New Ethics Role After $641 Million Opioid Fallout June 22, 2023 By Matthew Boyle and Irina Anghel McKinsey & Co. is beefing up its ethics department after a series of high-profile controversies, including helping Purdue Pharma LP...
A $1.7 Billion Opioid Settlement Is at Risk of Falling Apart June 16, 2023 By Jonathan Randles A major US opioid settlement is on the verge of unraveling. Mallinckrodt Plc, the drugmaker that first began producing morphine...