Purdue Pharma’s Bankruptcy, Sackler Family Protection Plan Move Ahead July 27, 2023 By Geoff Mulvihill OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can start executing a settlement that protects members of the Sackler family who own the company...
Judge Asks If Opioid Maker Purdue’s Owners Abused Bankruptcy to Shield Assets December 1, 2021 By Maria Chutchian A U.S. judge on Tuesday questioned whether members of the Sackler family that owned Purdue Pharma abused the bankruptcy system,...
Files Raise Questions About Purdue Pharma Family’s Transfer of $10B Over Decade December 21, 2020 Members of the wealthy Sackler family, owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP, have long denied that the $10 billion...
Judge Rejects Purdue Effort to Dismiss Claim Opioids Are Public Nuisance September 10, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. judge overseeing nationwide litigation concerning the opioid crisis on Monday rejected Purdue Pharma LP’s effort to dismiss claims...
Reuters Report: How Judges’ Secrecy Has Added to Toll of Opioids and Other Products June 25, 2019 By Benjamin Lesser, Dan Levine, Lisa Girion and Jaimi Dowdell WELCH, West Virginia —The opioid epidemic that has so far killed half a million Americans is routinely blamed on greedy...
Drugmaker Purdue Moves to Settle States’ Claims Over Opioids November 20, 2017 By Jef Feeley and Jared S. Hopkins Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma LP is proposing a global settlement in an attempt to end state investigations and lawsuits over...