Purdue Pharma News
Purdue Pharma, States Agree to New Opioid Settlement
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a settlement Thursday over its role in the nation's deadly opioid crisis that includes virtually all U.S. states and thousands of local governments, with the ...
Sackler Family Proposes Up to $6B Opioid Settlement
The Sackler family owners of Purdue Pharma LP have proposed a new and larger settlement worth up to $6 billion to resolve allegations that the OxyContin maker and its owners contributed to the deadly ...
Judge Overturns $4.5B Settlement Protecting Sackler Family From Opioid Lawsuits
A federal judge overturned a roughly $4.5 billion settlement that legally shielded members of the Sackler family who stand accused of helping fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic, a decision that threatened ...
Judge Will Approve Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan Shielding Owners From Opioid Lawsuit Liability
A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he would approve OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP's bankruptcy reorganization plan, clearing a path to resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits and shielding the company's ...
Former Purdue Pharma President Sackler Testifies His Family Didn’t Fuel Opioid Epidemic
Former Purdue Pharma President Richard Sackler said on Wednesday that his family's reign over the OxyContin maker did not contribute to the national opioid epidemic and downplayed his role in a ...
U.S. States Claim OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Owes Them $2.2 Trillion
U.S. states claimed they are owed $2.2 trillion to address harm from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP's alleged role in America's opioid epidemic, accusing the drugmaker in new filings of pushing ...
U.S. Reportedly Pursuing Nearly $13B of Claims in Purdue Pharma Opioid Probes
U.S. prosecutors are pursuing possible penalties of nearly $13 billion to resolve investigations of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma after uncovering evidence of criminal and civil misconduct stemming ...
Arizona Opioid Case Against Purdue, Sackler Family Rejected by SCOTUS
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a novel case by Arizona seeking to recover billions of dollars that the state has said that members of the Sackler family - owners of Purdue Pharma LP - ...