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Nation Oct 21
$260 million deal averts 1st federal trial on opioid crisisAcross the U.S., the pharmaceutical industry still faces more than 2,600 other lawsuits over the deadly disaster, and participants in those cases said the latest deal buys them time to try to work out a nationwide settlement of all claims.
Nation Oct 21
Drug companies reach tentative deal to settle opioids lawsuitThe tentative deal settles claims by state and local governments against distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKessen and the manufacturer Teva.
Nation Oct 16
Jury selection begins in opioid trial despite delay requestTwo Ohio counties claim drug companies that made, distributed and sold prescription painkillers engaged in a deadly conspiracy that has inflicted massive damage on their communities and created a public nuisance that costs the counties hundreds of millions of dollars…
Nation Sep 16
Why bankruptcy might not get opioid-maker Purdue Pharma off the hookSome states have made it clear they intend to continue their lawsuits against members of the Sackler family in state courts.
Nation Sep 16
Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy as part of opioids settlementThe bankruptcy filing was anticipated before and after a tentative settlement deal, which could be worth up to $12 billion over time, was struck.
Nation Sep 12
Some states say they’ll keep fighting Purdue Pharma in courtCourtroom showdowns still face OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the family that owns it, the Sacklers. But after a tentative settlement reached Wednesday with thousands of local governments and more than 20 states, the fight will be less about the…
Nation Sep 11
OxyContin maker agrees to tentative settlement, attorneys sayAttorneys representing some 2,000 local governments say they have agreed to a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the toll of the nation's opioid crisis.
Nation Sep 08
A Purdue bankruptcy would make opioids cases even messierState and local governments have sought billions of dollars from Purdue Pharma as a way to hold the company and the family that owns it accountable for the nation's opioid epidemic, a potential payout that is now clouded in uncertainty…
Nation Jul 24
No obligation to the public, opioid distributor tells lawyerAn executive at one of the nation's largest drug distribution companies said under questioning recently that the business has no obligation to the public when it comes to the amount of prescription opioid painkillers it ships.
Nation May 16
5 states announce new lawsuits over prescription opioidsWith the suits, 45 states are now taking legal action against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, asserting that the company downplayed the addiction risks of its powerful prescription drug.
