OxyContin

Sackler family is willing to pay more in Purdue opioids settlement, mediator says

7:37pm February 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

Under the latest proposal, the Sacklers would contribute between $5.5 billion and $6 billion, an increase from the $4.3 billion they had agreed to earlier.

Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy with a more than $10 billion plan to settle claims that it fueled the U.S. opioid epidemic by illegally pushing sales of its addictive OxyContin painkiller. The company's headquarters in Stamford, Conn., is shown here in

The DOJ Moves To Block The Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Deal That Shields The Sacklers

1:54pm September 16, 2021

by Brian Mann

The DOJ is seeking to block implementation of any part of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal until legal challenges are settled. The deal granted Sackler family members immunity from opioid lawsuits.

Signage for Purdue Pharma headquarters stands in downtown Stamford, April 2, 2019 in Stamford, Connecticut. Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, are facing hundreds of lawsuits across the country for the company's all

As Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Nears Approval, Family Members Write About The Human Toll

10:42am August 09, 2021

by Brian Mann

The Purdue Pharma bankruptcy process has focused on financial compensation to creditors, but court records include heartrending personal letters from families ravaged by Oxycontin.

A 2013 file photo shows OxyContin pills at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt.

Health & Safety

Justice Department Blasts Purdue Pharma's Bankruptcy Plan

10:56pm July 19, 2021

by Brian Mann

Two divisions of the DOJ argue the deal improperly shelters members of the Sackler family and their associates from liability. States are finalizing a separate deal with other opioid companies.

Purdue Pharma faced an avalanche of lawsuits for alleged harm caused by its prescription opioid medicine OxyContin. A controversial bankruptcy deal expected to be finalized next month would block lawsuits against members of the Sackler family who own the

15 States Drop Opposition To Controversial Purdue Pharma OxyContin Bankruptcy

1:14pm July 08, 2021

by Brian Mann

Massachusetts and New York are among the states agreeing to end the fight to halt a controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan. The deal shelters members of the Sackler family from opioid lawsuits.

A federal judge extended a block on lawsuits against members of the Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, until April 21. The drug-maker filed for bankruptcy in 2019, facing an avalanche of claims linked to the marketing and sale of its highly addictiv

Judge Blocks Lawsuits Against Sackler Family As Oxycontin Bankruptcy Talks Continue

4:52pm March 24, 2021

by Brian Mann

Two dozen states had hoped to sue the owners of Purdue Pharma for their alleged role in the opioid crisis. But a federal bankruptcy has judge put the brakes on — again — until April 21.

OxyContin pills arranged at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Purdue Pharma makes the highly addictive drug.

Purdue Pharma Offers Restructuring Plan, Sackler Family Would Give Up Ownership

6:23am March 16, 2021

by Brian Mann

Under a bankruptcy plan filed late Monday, the OxyContin maker would pay $500 million up front, promising billions in future payments. Twenty-four states rejected the proposal.

Newly public documents detail the role of members of the Sackler family, owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, during years when the privately owned drug company launched criminal schemes designed to "turbocharge" sales of Oxycontin and other highly ad

National

Critics Want Sacklers To Face Criminal Charges For Role In Opioid Crisis

3:05pm November 25, 2020

by Brian Mann

A new plea deal with the Justice Department is the second time the family-owned company admitted criminal schemes to boost Oxycontin sales. Despite their hands-on role, the Sacklers face no charges.

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Oxycodone pain pills are displayed in 2016.

Federal Judge Approves Landmark $8.3 Billion Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement

9:27pm November 17, 2020

by Brian Mann

The controversial deal hashed out between the Department of Justice and the maker of Oxycontin provides hundreds of millions of dollars of relief for communities hit hard by the opioid epidemic.

Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn., in 2019. Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, have faced hundreds of lawsuits over the company's alleged role in the opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 Ame

Purdue Pharma Reaches $8B Opioid Deal With Justice Department Over OxyContin Sales

4:42pm October 21, 2020

by Brian Mann

Critics say the settlement doesn't hold company executives or members of the Sackler family accountable for their aggressive marketing of OxyContin, which helped fuel the nation's opioid epidemic.

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