This court fight arose from abankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma, which shields the Sackler family from civil lawsuits stemming from the opioid crisis. The Sacklers owned and operated Purdue during the height of the opioid epidemic, and after Purdue filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019, the fa...
Justia Opinion Summary:In this case, the Supreme Court of Nevada was tasked with determining whether a government entity, in this case Clark County, qualifies as a "person" under Nevada's anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public…
The Sackler family members who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma say they're disappointed in the Supreme Court's rejection of a nationwide settlement.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. ...
The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out an opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma that would have shielded the Sackler family from personal liability.
In 1975, the Supreme Court held that doctors could be convicted under the CSA when “their activities fall outside the usual course of professional practice.”[iii]But in the decades since, courts have interpreted that decision differently. Some have adopted a subjective good-faith standard...
In a narrow 5-4 decision,the Supreme Courtrejected a nationwide bankruptcy settlement that would have allocated up to $6 billion to opioid victims and their families and to efforts aimed at combatting the epidemic. Justice Neil Gorsuch argued over a provision granting immunity to the Sackler Fami...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court extended the delay in the criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election, reducing the chance that Trump could be tried before the November election.In a historic ruling, the justices said Monday for the first time that ...
However, it could lead the path to further challenges to three key court decisions that protect contraception access, same-sex relationships and same-sex marriage, which marks its 7th anniversary on Sunday. The watershed 2015 Obergefell vs. Hodges case ruled ...