States Split Over Purdue’s $12 Billion Opioid Epidemic Settlement Plan September 12, 2019 By Erik Larson and Katherine Doherty Purdue Pharma LP, maker of the highly addictive Oxycontin painkiller, is pitting state against state with its offer of about...
Delaware Attorney General Targets Sackler Family in Opioid Lawsuit September 11, 2019 By Randall Chase Delaware’s attorney general is suing members of the family that controls OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, accusing them of consumer fraud,...
Purdue Pharma Floats $10-$12 Billion Opioid Settlement: Reuters August 28, 2019 By Mike Spector and Jessica DiNapoli OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, are in discussion to settle more than 2,000 opioid...
Purdue-Linked Entities Get Subpoenas from New York State August 19, 2019 By Erik Larson New York state sent out dozens of subpoenas to entities linked to Purdue Pharma LP and its billionaire owners, the...
State’s Purdue Opioid Suit Tests Holding Family, Purdue Directors Liable for Crisis August 5, 2019 By Janelle Lawrence Massachusetts took Purdue Pharma LP to task in a Boston courtroom Friday, blaming the opioid maker and the billionaire Sackler...
Purdue’s Sackler Family Must Face Opioid Suits in New York June 26, 2019 By Chris Dolmetsch The billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma LP must face a New York lawsuit claiming they triggered the U.S. opioid epidemic,...
Maker of OxyContin Gets Hit with Another State Lawsuit May 16, 2019 By Geoff Mulvihill The company that makes OxyContin did not stop pitching the powerful opioid painkiller to doctors even when its sales representatives...
Purdue’s Sackler Family Asks Judge to Toss Massachusetts Opioid Case April 3, 2019 By Nate Raymond Members of the Sackler family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP have asked a judge to toss a lawsuit by...
Purdue Pharma Owners Sued by New York Over Opioid Addiction Epidemic March 29, 2019 By Erik Larson The billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma LP were sued by New York state for allegedly triggering a U.S. addiction epidemic...