Nation Oct 21 Drug companies reach tentative deal to settle opioids lawsuit The 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 request Two 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 hook Some 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 settlement The 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 court Courtroom 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 say Attorneys 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 messier State 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 lawyer An 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 opioids With 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.
Nation Apr 02 Family behind OxyContin calls Massachusetts opioid suit false, misleading The Sackler family says a lawsuit filed by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey that accuses Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma and the family of hiding the risks of opioids from doctors and patients is riddled with inaccurate and misleading statements.