A multistate agreement regarding ongoing legal action against members of the Sackler family and their former company, Purdue Pharma, which made OxyContin, is nearing fruition. The agreement, announced ...

There's Richard Sackler (Matthew Broderick), the head of the Sackler family who distribute the drug via their company Purdue Pharma, determined to protect the family name (and bank balance) at ...

Utah intends to continue legal action against Richard Sackler, former owner of Purdue Pharma. The Utah Division of Consumer Protection announced on Monday its intent to continue litigation after the ...

Richard Sackler, MD, a former Purdue Pharma executive and member of the billionaire family that founded and controls the company, embraced a plan to conceal OxyContin’s strength in an effort to boost ...

BOSTON — A member of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma told people at the prescription opioid painkiller's launch party in the 1990s that it would be "followed by a blizzard of ...

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Read full article: Latest on Gordon and watching another disturbance Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have been cast as prime villains in the U.S. opioid epidemic.

Attorney General Mark Herring has filed suit against members of the Sackler Family, owners of Purdue Pharma, for their role in creating and perpetuating the opioid crisis, and for fraudulently taking ...

California, Hawaii, Maine and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits Monday against the maker of OxyContin and the company’s former president, alleging the firm falsely promoted the drug by ...

The former president and board chair of Purdue Pharma told a court Wednesday that he, his family and the company are not responsible for the opioid crisis in the United States. Richard Sackler, a ...