Purdue and Sackler family agree to $7.4bn national opioid settlement
Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, have reached a $7.4bn settlement with US states to resolve a long-running legal saga involving the pain medication Oxycontin and its role in fuelling the opioid epidemic in the country.
Tennessee Spearheads Historic $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement with Sackler Family & Purdue Pharma
Tennessee and 15 states have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma for their role in the opioid crisis, the largest of its kind in US history.
Purdue and Sacklers reach $7.4bn national opioid settlement
Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication OxyContin caused a widespread opioid addiction crisis in the US,
Massachusetts to receive more than $100 million from landmark opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sacklers
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the prescription painkiller.
Purdue and Sacklers agree new $7.4bn opioid settlement
Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family who own the company have proposed a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits claiming they played a role in driving the opioid addiction crisis in the US.
Delaware slated to receive over $27M in settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sackler family
A settlement reached with the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma will bring over $27 million to the First State, roughly half of what was originally anticipated before a Supreme Court decision put settlement funds in limbo last year.
Letitia James Blasts Purdue Pharma's Sacklers After $7.4 Billion Settlement
This settlement is among the largest in recent years as lawsuits seek to hold companies accountable for the US opioid epidemic.
Purdue Pharma and Owners to Pay $7.4 Billion in Settlement to Lawsuits Over the Toll of OxyContin
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller
Purdue Pharma’s Sacklers Agree to New $6.5 Billion Deal for Opioid Lawsuits
The new settlement reopens a path to ending Purdue’s chapter 11 case, the longest and costliest corporate bankruptcy stemming from the U.S. opioid epidemic.
Sackler, Purdue Pharma $7 Billion Lawsuit: Who's Entitled to Payment
Several states have reached a $7 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma based on the Sackler family's role in creating the opioid crisis, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced today. The family has agreed to pay up to $6.
Sackler family, Purdue Pharma agree to pay $7.4B to settle opioid suit by 15 states
The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma have agreed to pay a $7.4 billion settlement to end federal court claims filed by attorneys general on behalf of 15 states.
Bankrupt Purdue buys time to advance $7.4 billion opioid deal
Purdue Pharma said on Friday it needs more time to build support for a new $7.4 billion settlement that could complete the ...
US accuses Walgreens of filling unlawful opioid prescriptions
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday accused pharmacy chain operator Walgreens Boots Alliance of contributing to the U.S.
Purdue Pharma owners strike new $6.5 billion deal in opioid case
The deal comes after the Supreme Court blocked a controversial bankruptcy plan for Purdue that shielded Sackler family ...
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Purdue, Sackler family reach new $7.4B opioid accord
Under the deal, the Sackler family members will eventually pay a total of $6.5 billion while Purdue will pay $900 million.
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Texas, other states reach $7.4 billion deal with Purdue Pharma over opioids crisis
Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement with Texas and 14 other states to ...
Movie shows opioid epidemic from the perspective of those in the middle of it
A movie filed in Eastern Kentucky last summer is making the rounds in movie theatres all over the world. The movie is called ...
Settlement with Sackler family may offer Utah vital funds to combat drug overdose epidemic
The agreement, announced Thursday, would require the Sackler family to pay $6.5 billion over the next 15 years and an additional nearly $900 million from Purdue Pharma following its emergence from ...