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U.S. tells Supreme Court that Purdue bankruptcy settlement for opioid lawsuits abuses lawPurdue's bankruptcy plan would shield its Sackler family owners from opioid lawsuits in exchange for a US$6 billion contribution to the company's broader bankruptcy settlement.HealthJul 28, 2023
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Family owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to help pay out opioid lawsuitsThe company's bankruptcy plan will require the company's Sackler family owners to contribute nearly $4.3 billion to the settlement of nearly 3,000 lawsuits.HealthMar 16, 2021
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Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, to stay in business despite bankruptcy filePurdue lawyers secured permission for the multibillion-dollar company based in Stamford, Connecticut, to maintain business as usual -- paying employees and vendors, supplying pills to distributors, and keeping current on taxes and insurance.WorldSep 17, 2019
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U.S. settlement won’t end B.C. lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, says province’s attorney generalDavid Eby said if the deal isn't expanded to include Canadian claims, the province will press ahead with its legal action.Sep 16, 2019
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Purdue Pharma, maker of opioid painkiller OxyContin, files for bankruptcyThe filing was anticipated before and after the tentative deal, which could be worth up to US$12 billion over time, was struck.WorldSep 16, 2019
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Family behind OxyContin secretly wired $1 billion to themselves, New York findsNew York said it has uncovered the previously unknown wire transfers among family members, entities they control and several financial institutions.WorldSep 13, 2019
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Makers of OxyContin, accused of fueling opioid crisis, to pay $270 million in U.S. settlement: sourceThe settlement with the Oklahoma Attorney General is the first to result from a wave of recent lawsuits accusing Purdue of deceptively marketing painkillersHealthMar 26, 2019
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Opioid maker was thinking about getting into addiction treatment business too, lawsuit allegesMassachusetts alleges that Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, was considering selling a drug used to treat opioid addiction.HealthFeb 1, 2019
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Scott Thompson: Is big pharma helping opioid crisis?What no one is asking is, how did we get here and who is responsible? That is where the solution lies.Nov 15, 2017
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UPDATED: Opioids killing more Ontarians than ever, coroner’s numbers showPreliminary 2013 data from Ontario's coroner indicates these powerful drugs are killing more people each year - and the usual suspects are being replaced by drugs that are just as addictive and even more potent.CanadaNov 9, 2014
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