Mallinckrodt News

Court OKs Mallinckrodt Restructuring, $1 Billion Cut to Opioid Settlement

Drugmaker Mallinckrodt on Oct. 10 won court approval for a bankruptcy plan that cuts $1 billion from what it must pay opioid crisis victims, cancels existing equity shares, and trims nearly $2 billion in other debt. The Ireland-based company reached …

Drugmaker Mallinckrodt Files for Second Bankruptcy in the US

Drugmaker Mallinckrodt on Monday filed for its second bankruptcy in three years in the United States, with a restructuring plan that would cut $1 billion from what it owes to victims of the opioid crisis. The Ireland-based company initiated Chapter …

Mallinckrodt Second Bankruptcy Would Cut $1 Billion From Opioid Settlement

Drugmaker Mallinckrodt said Wednesday it expects to file for a second bankruptcy in the coming days, after reaching a debt reduction deal that would cut $1 billion from the amount it owes to victims of the opioid crisis. The agreement …

Drugmaker Mallinckrodt Moves Toward Second Bankruptcy Filing

Mallinckrodt on Tuesday said it was preparing to seek bankruptcy protection for the second time in three years after struggling to make a required $200 million settlement payment to opioid victims. The drugmaker, one of the largest makers of opioids, …

Mallinckrodt Gets Second Extension on Opioid Settlement Payment

Mallinckrodt Plc has for the second time reached an agreement to further delay a $200 million opioid settlement payment that was due earlier this month as the company continues to evaluate its options for addressing its debt load. The drugmaker …

A $1.7 Billion Opioid Settlement Is at Risk of Falling Apart

A major US opioid settlement is on the verge of unraveling. Mallinckrodt Plc, the drugmaker that first began producing morphine and codeine in 1898, owes states, hospitals, tribes, individuals and others hurt by the opioid crisis $200 million by the …

Chemical Plant Owner to Pay $187M for Maine River Pollution Cleanup

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The owner of a former chemical plant that dumped mercury into the Penobscot River must pay at least $187 million to remove the contamination in a resolution to a decades-long legal battle. A federal judge on …

Facing Deceptive Opioid Marketing Suits, Mallinckrodt Files for Bankruptcy

Mallinckrodt Plc filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, saddled with lawsuits alleging it fueled the U.S. opioid epidemic and after it lost a court battle to avoid paying higher rebates to state Medicaid programs for its top-selling drug. The company …

Trial Date Set for August in $1.25B West Virginia Opioid Settlement

West Virginia communities seeking a $1.25 billion settlement with the opioid industry are set to go on trial against the companies in late August, a federal judge said Thursday. The Aug. 31 trial date will serve as a deadline for …

Drug Industry to Pay $1.25B to Settle Opioid Suits with West Virginia

Communities in West Virginia say they would get $1.25 billion from the drug industry in a proposed settlement that would end most of the litigation stemming from the opioid crisis in the state. The deal would be the first of …