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...
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...
Frustration Grows Over Wait on OxyContin Maker’s Settlement May 1, 2023 By Geoff Mulvihill More than a year after OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative settlement over the toll of opioids that was...
Judges Skeptical as Purdue Seeks Revival of Sackler Liability Shield in Bankruptcy Deal May 2, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Judges on a U.S. appeals court appeared hesitant on Friday to revive a legal shield that would protect members of...
McKinsey Chief Says Firm Failed to Identify Opioid Epidemic May 2, 2022 By Matthew Boyle The head of McKinsey & Co. acknowledged that it failed to see the opioid epidemic unfolding while simultaneously doing work...
Purdue Pharma Squares Off With DOJ Over $6 Billion OxyContin Deal April 29, 2022 By Jeremy Hill A $6 billion deal hangs in the balance as OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its wealthy owners square off...
Purdue Pharma Judge Overrules DOJ to Approve $6 Billion Opioid Settlement March 10, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals The judge overseeing Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy on Wednesday approved a $6 billion opioid settlement funded by its Sackler family owners,...
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...
Massachusetts Study Finds Fatal Opioid Overdoses Rose Among Workers November 10, 2021 Fatal opioid overdoses nearly doubled in recent years among Massachusetts workers, with the construction, farming and fishing industries among the...
Judge Will Approve Purdue Bankruptcy Plan, Freeing Sacklers From Future Liability Suits September 2, 2021 By Tom Hals and Mike Spector A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he would approve OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP’s bankruptcy reorganization plan, clearing a path...