Oxycontin Maker Purdue Nears Guilty Plea Agreement in U.S. Criminal Probe-Sources October 7, 2020 By Mike Spector and Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK — Purdue Pharma LP, the OxyContin maker controlled by members of the wealthy Sackler family, is nearing an...
States Seek $2.2 Trillion From Oxycontin Maker Purdue Pharma August 18, 2020 By Mike Spector NEW YORK — U.S. states claimed they are owed $2.2 trillion to address harm from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP’s...
U.S. Pursues Nearly $13 Billion of Claims in Purdue Pharma Opioid Probes-Sources August 5, 2020 By Mike Spector U.S. prosecutors are pursuing possible penalties of nearly $13 billion to resolve investigations of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma after uncovering...
Lawyers Seek to Halt Purdue Pharma Political Contributions July 13, 2020 OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma should not be able to make any more political contributions without a judge’s permission, lawyers for...
Billionaire Sacklers Don’t Deserve Bankruptcy Shield, States Say March 16, 2020 By Erik Larson Two dozen U.S. states urged a bankruptcy judge to let them revive their stalled lawsuits against the billionaire owners of...
Mallinckrodt Agrees to $1.6 Billion Opioid Settlement, Unit to File Chapter 11 February 25, 2020 By Saumya Joseph Mallinckrodt Plc said on Tuesday its specialty generic unit would file for bankruptcy after agreeing to pay $1.6 billion over...
Purdue’s Sacklers Ask to Publish Defense to Clear Their Name December 23, 2019 By Erik Larson Purdue Pharma LP’s billionaire owners went on the offensive against what they call unfair press treatment that’s based on the...
Sacklers Withdrew $10 Billion Out of Purdue, Report Finds December 17, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Erik Larson Opponents of the Sackler family’s offer to settle opioid lawsuits against Purdue Pharma LP for about $10 billion say a...
Supreme Court Rejects Arizona Opioid Case Against Purdue, Sackler Family December 9, 2019 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a novel case by Arizona seeking to recover billions of dollars that...
Judge Shields Oxycontin-Maker Purdue From Litigation Until April November 7, 2019 By Tom Hals Purdue Pharma LP and the company’s Sackler family owners will be shielded until April 8, 2020, from sprawling opioid litigation...