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...
Opioid and Asbestos Immunity Cases Could Tilt Bankruptcy Scales Away From Victims August 26, 2021 By Jeremy Hill and Steven Church The billionaire owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and lumber giant Georgia-Pacific are in high-stakes legal battles to shed...
Bankruptcy Judge Says Purdue Pharma’s Sacklers Face ‘Substantial’ Liability Risk August 24, 2021 By Maria Chutchian The judge overseeing Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy said on Monday that some members of the Sackler family who own the OxyContin...
Former Purdue President Sackler Says Family Did Not Contribute to Opioid Epidemic August 19, 2021 By Maria Chutchian Former Purdue Pharma President Richard Sackler said on Wednesday that his family’s reign over the OxyContin maker did not contribute...
Sacklers: Purdue’s ‘Moral Responsibility’ to Pay for Opioid Crisis Tied to Liability Shield August 18, 2021 By Maria Chutchian A member of the Sackler family that owns Purdue Pharma testified on Tuesday that his family bears a “moral responsibility”...
Trial Begins Over Sacklers, Purdue Pharma $10 Billion Opioid Liability Exit Plan August 12, 2021 By Jeremy Hill Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, members of the Sackler family, are nearing the end of their decades-long association with...
Purdue Pharma to Pay $4.5B in New York Settlement Over Role in Opioid Crisis July 12, 2021 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a $4.5 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma over the company’s role in falsely marketing...
Key States Agree to Purdue Pharma’s Opioid Deal With Sacklers Paying More July 8, 2021 By Erik Larson and Jeremy Hill Purdue Pharma LP won the support of more than a dozen states that had opposed its $4.5 billion bankruptcy plan...