Purdue

• U.S. tells Supreme Court that Purdue bankruptcy settlement for opioid lawsuits abuses law

  Purdue'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.

  Health

  Jul 28, 2023
  
• Family owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to help pay out opioid lawsuits

  The 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.

  Health

  Mar 16, 2021
  
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• Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, to stay in business despite bankruptcy file

  Purdue 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.

  World

  Sep 17, 2019
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• U.S. settlement won’t end B.C. lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, says province’s attorney general

  David Eby said if the deal isn't expanded to include Canadian claims, the province will press ahead with its legal action.

  Sep 16, 2019
• Purdue Pharma, maker of opioid painkiller OxyContin, files for bankruptcy

  The filing was anticipated before and after the tentative deal, which could be worth up to US$12 billion over time, was struck.

  World

  Sep 15, 2019
• Family behind OxyContin secretly wired $1 billion to themselves, New York finds

  New York said it has uncovered the previously unknown wire transfers among family members, entities they control and several financial institutions.

  World

  Sep 13, 2019
• Makers of OxyContin, accused of fueling opioid crisis, to pay $270 million in U.S. settlement: source

  The settlement with the Oklahoma Attorney General is the first to result from a wave of recent lawsuits accusing Purdue of deceptively marketing painkillers

  Health

  Mar 26, 2019
• Opioid maker was thinking about getting into addiction treatment business too, lawsuit alleges

  Massachusetts alleges that Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, was considering selling a drug used to treat opioid addiction.

  Health

  Feb 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 show

  Preliminary 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.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2014