CVS, Walgreens and Walmart to Pay $13.8B to Settle U.S. Opioid Claims: Sources November 2, 2022 By Brendan Pierson CVS Health Corp, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walmart Inc. have tentatively agreed to pay about $13.8 billion to resolve...
Endo Files for Bankruptcy as U.S. Opioid Litigation Drags August 18, 2022 Endo International Plc filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday after reaching a $6 billion deal with some of its creditors, as...
States’ Next Targets for Opioid Settlements Include Pharmacies and Drugmakers July 21, 2021 By Brendan Pierson With a $26 billion nationwide settlement in sight over claims that the three largest U.S. drug distributors and Johnson &...
OxyContin Marketed in China as Being Less Addictive — A Familiar Misleading Claim November 21, 2019 By Erika Kinetz Thousands of lawsuits across the United States have accused a drug company owned by the billionaire Sackler family of using...
Update on Opioid Lawsuits Against Drugmakers, Distributors October 21, 2019 By Nate Raymond On Monday, two Ohio counties reached a last-minute settlement with four companies they accused of fueling the nationwide opioid epidemic....
J&J’s Legal Beating May Only Get Worse with Baby Powder, Opioid, Hip and Other Claims October 14, 2019 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson has taken some costly beatings in court this year. And it could get worse. Just last week,...
States Suing Purdue Pharma Claim Sacklers Drew $13 Billion Profit from OxyContin October 7, 2019 By Nate Raymond OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP steered up to $13 billion in profits to the company’s controlling Sackler family, according to...
Fellow Drugmakers Eye Purdue’s Bankruptcy As Way to Settle Opioid Claims: WSJ October 1, 2019 Endo International Plc, Johnson & Johnson and other drugmakers that face litigation over the opioid crisis are exploring a way...
Drug Firms Must Face Trial Over Opioids, Judge Orders September 4, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected efforts by major drugmakers, pharmacies and distributors to dismiss claims that they caused the...
U.S. Criminally Charges Ohio Opioid Distributor with Profiting from Epidemic July 22, 2019 By Nate Raymond An Ohio drug wholesale distributor and two former executives on Thursday were charged with profiting from the U.S. opioid epidemic...