OxyContin Maker’s Settlement Goes to Judge for Confirmation August 13, 2021 By Geoff Mulvihill Purdue Pharma’s quest to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin and its other prescription opioid painkillers is...
All But a Few States Now Accept Purdue Pharma, Sackler Family Deal July 9, 2021 By Mike Spector Fifteen more states reached an agreement with Purdue Pharma LP and members of its wealthy Sackler family owners that moved...
Key States Agree to Revised Deal with Purdue Pharma, Sacklers July 8, 2021 By Erik Larson and Jeremy Hill Purdue Pharma LP won the support of more than a dozen states that had opposed its $4.5 billion bankruptcy plan...
Democrats Push Bill Aimed at Family That Owns Purdue Pharma June 10, 2021 By Geoff Mulvihill A congressional committee heard grievances Tuesday against the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma as it considered longshot legislation that...
Purdue Pharma to Use Public Trusts, Sackler Cash to Settle Opioid Litigation March 16, 2021 By Maria Chutchian and Mike Spector Purdue Pharma LP filed a bankruptcy plan on Monday that would resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits by restructuring the OxyContin...
Sacklers Boost Opioid Settlement Offer to $4.3 Billion – Sources March 12, 2021 By Mike Spector NEW YORK — Members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma LP have offered roughly $4.3 billion to resolve...
Purdue Creditors Zero In on Sackler Messages From a Decade Ago December 29, 2020 By Jef Feeley, Jeremy Hill and Valerie Bauman Bankruptcy creditors are pointing to a trove of decade-old documents as they probe whether members of the billionaire Sackler family...
Family Behind Oxycontin Maker Purdue Pharma Offers ‘Sadness’ December 18, 2020 By Geoff Mulvihill Two of the owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to a congressional committee on Thursday that the powerful...
States Oppose Settlement Being Negotiated by Oxycontin Maker Purdue and Justice Dept. October 15, 2020 By Mike Spector A group of 25 state attorneys general oppose a settlement of U.S. opioid probes being negotiated with Purdue Pharma LP...
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...