BOSTON – A new national opioid settlement has been agreed to, according to the Massachusetts Attorney General. The $7.4 million deal, pending … [Read more...]
Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy on Hold by Supreme Court
August 11, 2023
HYANNIS - The US Supreme Court has pumped the brakes on the Purdue Pharma-Sackler bankruptcy as details are reviewed by officials. The $6 billion deal … [Read more...]
Ruling Clears Way for Purdue Opioid Settlement, Protects Sacklers from Lawsuits
June 2, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court cleared the way for the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of legal claims tied to the opioid epidemic … [Read more...]
Purdue Pharma, US States Agree to New Opioid Settlement
March 4, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) - OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and virtually all U.S. states have agreed to a new settlement of opioid lawsuits. The deal reached … [Read more...]
AG Healey Outlines Purdue Pharma Settlement Plan
July 9, 2021
HYANNIS - Attorney General Maura Healey has announced the resolution of a lawsuit against the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, that … [Read more...]
More States Agree to Settlement Plan for Opioid-Maker Purdue
July 8, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than a dozen states, including Massachusetts, have dropped their objections to OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s reorganization … [Read more...]
Democrats Push Bill Aimed at Family That Owns Purdue Pharma
June 9, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) - A congressional committee has heard grievances against the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma as it considered legislation that … [Read more...]
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