N.Y. Accuses Opioid Maker Purdue of Illegal Fund Transfers to Sacklers March 29, 2019 By Nate Raymond Purdue Pharma LP fraudulently transferred funds to members of the wealthy Sackler family who control the OxyContin maker despite knowing...
Vermont Sues 2 Prescription Opioid Distributors March 28, 2019 By Lisa Rathke BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont filed a lawsuit Tuesday against two pharmaceutical distributors, accusing them of selling ever-increasing amounts of prescription...
Sackler Family Sued by New York Over Opioid `Catastrophe’ March 28, 2019 By Erik Larson Purdue Pharma LP and its billionaire owners, the Sackler family, were sued by New York state for triggering an addiction...
Purdue to Pay $270M to Settle Okla. Opioid Lawsuit March 26, 2019 By Jef Feeley Purdue Pharma LP and the Sackler family will pay $270 million to settle Oklahoma’s claims that illegal marketing of the...
Sackler Family Accused in New Claim of Causing Opioid Crisis March 22, 2019 By Jef Feeley The billionaire family that owns opioid-maker Purdue Pharma LP has been accused in a new lawsuit of causing the nationwide...