States Split Over Purdue’s $12 Billion Opioid Epidemic Settlement Plan September 12, 2019 By Erik Larson and Katherine Doherty Purdue Pharma LP, maker of the highly addictive Oxycontin painkiller, is pitting state against state with its offer of about...
Delaware Attorney General Targets Sackler Family in Opioid Lawsuit September 11, 2019 By Randall Chase Delaware’s attorney general is suing members of the family that controls OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, accusing them of consumer fraud,...
Judge Rejects Purdue Effort to Dismiss Claim Opioids Are Public Nuisance September 10, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. judge overseeing nationwide litigation concerning the opioid crisis on Monday rejected Purdue Pharma LP’s effort to dismiss claims...
Concerns Arise About How Oklahoma’s Opioid Settlement Money Will Be Used August 29, 2019 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press Oklahoma’s legal fight against the opioid industry has racked up settlements and judgments of nearly $1 billion, but as the...
Purdue Pharma Floats $10-$12 Billion Opioid Settlement: Reuters August 28, 2019 By Mike Spector and Jessica DiNapoli OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, are in discussion to settle more than 2,000 opioid...
State’s Purdue Opioid Suit Tests Holding Family, Purdue Directors Liable for Crisis August 5, 2019 By Janelle Lawrence Massachusetts took Purdue Pharma LP to task in a Boston courtroom Friday, blaming the opioid maker and the billionaire Sackler...
Government Data Shows How Opioid Epidemic Spread Across America July 18, 2019 By Mark Gillispie Newly released federal data shows how drugmakers and distributors increased shipments of opioid painkillers across the U.S. as the nation’s...
Sackler Family Sued Again Over Toll of Prescription Opioids June 3, 2019 New Jersey is suing eight members of the family that founded opioid drug maker Purdue Pharma over the lethal toll...
5 More States Sue Purdue Over OxyContin Marketing May 17, 2019 By Erik Larson and Jef Feeley Purdue Pharma LP and its billionaire owners are being sued by five more states alleging the company’s aggressive marketing of...
Maker of OxyContin Gets Hit with Another State Lawsuit May 16, 2019 By Geoff Mulvihill The company that makes OxyContin did not stop pitching the powerful opioid painkiller to doctors even when its sales representatives...