Latest opioid settlement plan with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family getting few objections

The company that makes OxyContin, members of the Sackler family who own it and many groups that sued over its role in the ...

Purdue Pharma hearings begin on $7.4 billion opioid settlement plan

Purdue Pharma begins several days of hearings Wednesday to finalize a $7.4 billion bankruptcy restricting plan that no longer ...

Sacklers apologize but deflect blame at U.S. congressional opioid hearing

Two members of the wealthy Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP offered apologies on Thursday for the role the prescription painkiller has played in the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic ...

Purdue Pharma urges bankruptcy judge to approve $7.4 billion opioid settlement

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma urged a bankruptcy judge on Wednesday to approve a restructuring plan that includes a $7.4 ...
Law

'Caught in Endless Lawsuits': New York Bill to Safeguard $250M Settlement From Sacklers Is Now Law

The loophole, bill sponsors said, arose from a law excluding money from individuals involved in opioid settlements being directed to the Opioid Settlement Fund, as it only pertained to manufacturers, ...
Crain's New York

City to reap $48M from Purdue, Sackler family opioid settlement

The city is set to receive $48 million from a settlement with Purdue Pharma and its former owners, the Sackler family, for their role in producing and marketing highly addictive opioids. Mayor Eric ...
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Hearings begin to finalize Purdue Pharma $7.4 billion bankruptcy settlement plan

Purdue Pharma begins several days of hearings Wednesday to finalize a $7.4 billion bankruptcy restricting plan that no longer ...