Bankrupt opioid manufacturer Purdue and the Sackler family have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement to resolve opioid claims by state and municipal governments and individuals.

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Purdue Pharma has filed a new bankruptcy plan as part of a $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits over the ...

Purdue Pharma has filed a new bankruptcy plan that will distribute more than $7.4 billion to compensate opioid epidemic ...

Purdue Pharma has filed a new reorganization plan that aims to deliver more than $7.4 billion of cash to creditors, subject to certain reserves, to compensate victims and abate the opioid crisis.

Members of the Sackler family who own the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would hand over the company and up to $7 billion in cash in the latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opi ...

Hampton was appointed by the Justice Department in 2019 to represent the financial interests of victims in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case. For two years, he served on a committee of creditors.

Prior to 60 Minutes' March 9, 2025 broadcast, which featured correspondent Cecilia Vega's report on the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case, we reached out to Purdue Pharma for comment on our story ...

In Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., the Supreme Court held that the Bankruptcy Code does not authorize a bankruptcy court to grant a release and injunction that extinguishes direct claims against ...

Local governments began suing pharmaceutical companies such as Purdue Pharma in 2017. Brad Schimel was the state attorney general during that time frame, not working at the Waukesha County level.