The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a controversial settlement that would have sent billions of dollars to treatment programs and victims of the nation’s opioid epidemic but alsoshielded the Sackler familyfrom future lawsuits despite the fact that it made its fortune selling prescription opioids. ...
The nationwide settlement would have forced the Sacklers to give up Purdue and transform the business into a nonprofit manufacturer of opioid addiction treatments. It would also have awarded millions of dollars to state and local governments to respond to the ...
The Supreme Court on Thursdayblocked Purdue Pharmafrom going forward with bankruptcy proceedings, which the Biden administration has called an “unprecedented” arrangement that would ultimatelyoffer the Sackler family broad protectionfrom opioid-related civil claims. In agreeing to pause the settlement, th...
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
A multibillion-dollar bankruptcy settlement with the maker of Oxycontin will be challenged Monday at the Supreme Court. Justices are weighing whether the wealthy Sackler family, which owned Purdue Pharma, can evade lawsuits over the company's powerf
In late June, the US Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited opinion reviewing Purdue Pharma’s $6 billion settlement in the national opioid litigation in Harrington v Purdue Pharma.1 The settlement had been challenged because it included a bankruptcy deal that allowed Purdue’s fami...
TheU.S. Supreme Courton Thursday voted to block a controversial bankruptcy deal for Purdue Pharma, the drug company at the center of the opioid crisis. The narrow 5-4 ruling rejected a nationwide bankruptcy settlement from proceeding with the company, and it potentially exposes the company's ow...
Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy agreement was reached after years of lawsuits against the company and its owners over their alleged role in the skyrocketing number of opioid addictions since OxyContin entered the US market. The Supreme Court hearing comes at a time of devastating losses due to drug ...
Justia Opinion Summary:In a divorce case, the Supreme Court of Nevada was asked to consider whether a law firm, established by one spouse before the marriage and incorporated under a different name during the marriage, constitutes that…
LEGAL Supreme Court shifts power over federal regulations from agencies to judges By ALEX GUILLÉN and JOSH GERSTEIN 06/28/2024 10:30 AM EDT Updated 06/28/2024 10:53 AM EDTLEGAL The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma By ASSOCIATED PRESS 06...