Oct 21 Drug companies reach tentative deal to settle opioids lawsuit By Julie Carr Smyth, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The tentative deal settles claims by state and local governments against distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKessen and the manufacturer Teva. Continue reading
Sep 16 Why bankruptcy might not get opioid-maker Purdue Pharma off the hook By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Some states have made it clear they intend to continue their lawsuits against members of the Sackler family in state courts. Continue reading
Sep 16 Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy as part of opioids settlement By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The bankruptcy filing was anticipated before and after a tentative settlement deal, which could be worth up to $12 billion over time, was struck. Continue reading
Sep 12 Some states say they’ll keep fighting Purdue Pharma in court By Geoff Mulvihill, Dave Collins, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Sep 11 OxyContin maker agrees to tentative settlement, attorneys say By Geoff Mulvihill, Dave Collins, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 28 OxyContin maker negotiating settlement worth a reported $12B By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press Purdue Pharma, the maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin, is facing billions of dollars in potential liability for its role in the nation's opioid crisis. Continue reading
May 16 5 states announce new lawsuits over prescription opioids By Anthony Izaguirre, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 9:33 Sackler family faces continuing legal issues over OxyContin The Sackler family, once known for philanthropy, has been embroiled in lawsuits and settlements to keep details of its pharmaceutical company's activities out of public view. Purdue Pharma is the maker of the highly addictive opioid OxyContin. Author and former… Continue watching
Mar 26 Oklahoma settles with maker of OxyContin over opioid crisis By Ken Miller, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The maker of the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin has reached a settlement with the state of Oklahoma over its role in the nation's deadly opioid crisis, officials said Tuesday. The terms were not immediately disclosed. Continue reading
Feb 01 Purdue Pharma family sought to profit off opioid crisis, filing alleges By Alanna Durkin, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press While aggressively marketing OxyContin, the Sackler family also sought to profit off the drug abuse crisis its company helped create by exploring selling drugs used to treat addiction and reverse overdoses, state lawyers contend in previously secret parts of their… Continue reading