The Sackler family members who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma say they're disappointed in the Supreme Court's rejection of a nationwide settlement.
“Opioid victims and other future victims of mass torts will suffer greatly in the wake of today’s unfortunate and destabilizing decision,” Kavanaugh wrote. Today’s Supreme Court ruling ends the bankruptcy plan that would have shielded members of the Sackler family from civil litigation. As p...
The decision from the Supreme Court in the case known as Harrington v. Purdue Pharma upends the agreement negotiated with state and local governments, and victims of the opioid epidemic, which included a commitment from the Sacklers to contribute up to $6 billion for abatement of the opioid cr...
"We continue to believe that a swift negotiated agreement to provide billions of dollars for people and communities in need is the best way forward," a statement from the family said. Supreme Court rejects nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma Top...
The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out an opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma that would have shielded the Sackler family from personal liability.
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. ...
Supreme Court rejects nationwide opioid settlement, citing immunity provision for Purdue Pharma's owners See who won at the Golden Globe Awards WASHINGTON — In a narrow 5-4 decision,the Supreme Courtrejected a nationwide bankruptcy settlement that would have allocated up to $6 billion to opioid ...
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a Purdue Pharma settlement that would shield the Sackler family from civil lawsuits related to the opioid crisis. Author Barry Meier, who wrote the book "Pain Killer" about the Sacklers and Purdue Pharm
The Supreme Court has blocked for now a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family.
her efforts to fight the bankruptcy plan and, specifically, the decision to release the Sacklers from civil liability for the opioid epidemic. The matter is under review by the Supreme Court, which held oral arguments in the case, known as Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., on Monday ...