Politics Mar 03 Purdue Pharma, U.S. states agree to new settlement for opioid crisis The deal reached Thursday would require members of the Sackler family who own the drugmaker to pay as much as $6 billion in cash. That's at least $1 billion more than previously agreed on.
Nation Feb 25 Johnson & Johnson, distributors finalize $26B opioid settlement Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors have finalized a nationwide settlement over their role in the opioid addiction crisis.
Politics Dec 17 Federal appeals court allows Biden employer vaccine mandate to take effect Friday's 2-1 ruling from a panel of judges on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a lower-court ruling that had paused the requirement. Republican-led states are challenging the rule.
Politics Dec 07 Judge blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for federal contractors A federal judge blocked the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors and subcontractors.
Politics Nov 08 Biden team defends worker vaccine rule, wants challenges combined into single case At least 27 states plus several businesses and associations filed legal challenges in at least six federal appeals courts after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its mandate last week.
Nation Sep 02 Deal with OxyContin maker leaves families angry, conflicted A landmark settlement in the nation's opioid epidemic is forcing the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to give up the company and pay out $4.5 billion. But many families of those who died from overdoses say it's not enough.
Economy Sep 01 Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement The agreement accepted Wednesday caps a long-running legal drama involving a company that had come to symbolize the corporate culpability behind an epidemic that has claimed more than 500,000 lives over the past two decades.
Health Jul 20 U.S. opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies Full details of the settlement involving AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson could come this week but it could take months to get final approval from state and local governments.
Economy Feb 04 McKinsey & Company agrees to pay nearly $600 million over opioid crisis In a deal announced Thursday with attorneys general for most states, the company agreed to make public documents showing communications with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and three other companies that have been in the opioid business.
Politics Dec 17 WATCH: Sackler family members who own Purdue testify before Congress Two of the owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to a congressional committee on Thursday that the powerful prescription painkiller has played a role in the national opioid crisis but stopped short of apologizing or admitting wrongdoing.