Purdue Pharma to Plead Guilty Over Opioid Practices; Critics Balk at Terms October 21, 2020 By Mike Spector Purdue Pharma LP agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges over the handling of its addictive prescription opioid OxyContin, in...
States Oppose U.S. Settlement with Purdue Over OxyContin October 15, 2020 By Mike Spector A group of 25 state attorneys general oppose a settlement of U.S. opioid probes being negotiated with Purdue Pharma LP...
States Seek $26.4 Billion From Drug Firms in Opioid Litigation – WSJ August 19, 2020 U.S. states are seeking a combined $26.4 billion from three major drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson to settle opioid...
States Say OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Owes $2.2 Trillion for Opioid Epidemic August 18, 2020 By Mike Spector U.S. states claimed they are owed $2.2 trillion to address harm from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP’s alleged role in...
Judge Nixes 7% Plaintiffs Attorneys’ Fee on Opioid Settlements July 28, 2020 By Tom Hals and Nate Raymond A federal judge overseeing thousands of opioid lawsuits declined on Monday to grant a demand by plaintiffs attorneys for fees...
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...
Where Purdue Pharma-Sackler Legal Maters Stand Now January 30, 2020 By Tom Hals and Mike Spector OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its controlling Sackler family have been negotiating with cities, counties and states on a...
Opioid Victims Can Now File Injury Claims in Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Case January 29, 2020 By Geoff Mulvihill State and local governments have been leading the legal fight against the opioid industry, seeking payouts to help them deal...
OxyContin Marketed in China as Being Less Addictive — A Familiar Misleading Claim November 21, 2019 By Erika Kinetz Thousands of lawsuits across the United States have accused a drug company owned by the billionaire Sackler family of using...
Several States Have Doubts About $48 Billion Opioid Settlement Offer October 24, 2019 By Tom Hals and Nate Raymond Several U.S. states that have been ravaged by the opioid epidemic are pushing back on a proposed $48 billion settlement...