Judge Orders Mediation for Purdue Pharma, Sacklers, States Over Opioid Settlement January 4, 2022 By Maria Chutchian A U.S. judge on Monday ordered mediation in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy, calling for the company, the Sackler family members...
Ruling Against Purdue’s Sacklers Puts Controversial Bankruptcy Tactic in Spotlight December 20, 2021 By Mike Spector and Dan Levine A federal judge’s decision to unravel a settlement shielding members of the Sackler family from future opioid litigation could upend...
Judge Tosses $4.5B Deal Shielding Sacklers From Purdue Opioid Claims December 17, 2021 By Brendan Pierson A federal judge has thrown out a $4.5 billion settlement that would have shielded the Sackler family, which owned OxyContin...
All But a Few States Now Back Purdue Pharma, Sackler Family Bankruptcy Deal July 12, 2021 By Mike Spector Fifteen more states reached an agreement with Purdue Pharma LP and members of its wealthy Sackler family owners that moved...
Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan Proposes Public Trusts to Settle Opioid Lawsuits March 16, 2021 By Maria Chutchian and Mike Spector Purdue Pharma LP filed a bankruptcy plan on Monday that would resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits by restructuring the OxyContin...
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...
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 Kickback Probe Cites OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma: Reuters January 29, 2020 By Mike Spector and Tom Hals OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP is the unnamed company that surfaced in criminal charging documents filed earlier this week in...
Judge Denies Purdue Pharma’s Request to Dismiss Tennessee Opioid Suit March 6, 2019 A lawsuit claiming Purdue Pharma engaged in deceptive marketing to increase opioid prescriptions, resulting in an epidemic, has the go-ahead...