U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Arizona Opioid Claim Against Purdue’s Owners December 9, 2019 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a novel case by Arizona seeking to recover billions of dollars that...
Delaware Loses Bid for High Court Review of Opioid Suit Ruling December 6, 2019 By Randall Chase A judge who dismissed Walgreens as a defendant in Delaware’s lawsuit against the drug industry over the opioid crisis has...
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...
New York AG Tells Court Opioid Crisis Damage ‘Dwarfs’ Drugmakers’ Resources October 8, 2019 By Erik Larson The public cost of coping with the opioid crisis in the U.S. “dwarfs” the combined resources of the companies sued...
City of Vancouver Files Lawsuit Against Major Opioid Producers, Suppliers October 7, 2019 The city of Vancouver has filed a lawsuit against major opioid producers and suppliers, joining a long list of cities...
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...
Opioid Trial Judge, Overseeing 2,000 Lawsuits, Denies Bias, Refuses to Step Down September 26, 2019 By Riley Griffin The Cleveland judge overseeing more than 2,000 federal lawsuits over alleged opioid abuses refused to disqualify himself from a bellwether...
New York Finds $1B in Hidden Transfers by Purdue Pharma’s Sackler Family September 16, 2019 By Adam Geller The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss and other hidden accounts to transfer $1 billion to themselves,...
Facing Thousands of Opioid Lawsuits, Purdue Pharma Files for Bankruptcy Protection September 16, 2019 By Mike Spector OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday night, succumbing to pressure from more than 2,600 lawsuits alleging...
Virginia is Latest State to Sue Purdue Pharma Family September 13, 2019 By Denise Lavoie Virginia has joined a growing number of states suing members of the family that owns Purdue Pharma for their alleged...