Washington— The Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a nationwide settlement with OxyContin makerPurdue Pharmathat would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The justicesagreedto a request from the Biden administration to put ...
New York attorney-general Letitia James has announced the resolution of the lawsuit against the Sackler family and their firm, Purdue Pharma. As per the press statement of James, the settlement will permanently stop the manufacture of opioids by the family and Purdue. Furthermore, the payment fro...
New York Attorney General Letitia James, like several others, sued Sackler family members and opposed the settlement before eventually agreeing to it this year. She said in a statement that if the deal doesn't hold up, she's ready to resume the civil lawsuit: "Purdue Pharma and the Sackler...
A federal judge has rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s sweeping deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids. U.S.
New York Attorney General Letitia James, like several others, sued Sackler family members and opposed the settlement before eventually agreeing to it this year. She said in a statement that if the deal doesn’t hold up, she’s ready to resume the civil lawsuit: “Purdue Pharma and the Sac...
Purdue Pharma, the company whose opioid painkiller Oxycontin (a brand of oxycodone) has had a key role in the burgeoning epidemic of prescription drug addiction in the United States, has said that its future viability is threatened by a lawsuit brought by the state of Kentucky. "This is a ...
OxyContin creator Purdue Pharma has reached a settlement worth up to $12 billion with thousands of state, tribal, and local governments, lawyers on the case told reporters Wednesday.
Publicis Groupe SA agreed Thursday to pay $350 million to settle claims it helped OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma fuel the opioids epidemic in the United States.
The Justice Department is condemning a proposed bankruptcy settlement for OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma, saying it would inappropriately shield members of the Sackler family from future opioid-related claims. In court filings late Monday, two Department of Justice (DOJ) divisions issued objections...
Reports: Purdue has reached partial settlement in opioid lawsuit Citing unnamed sources, news outlets reported that Purdue would be dissolved to create a new company that would sell OxyContin and use proceeds to pay plaintiffs in more than 2,000 lawsuits filed by governments nationwide. ...