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Purdue Pharma squares off with DOJ Over $6 billion OxyContin deal

A $6 billion deal hangs in the balance as OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its wealthy owners square off against the U.S. Justice Department over the firm’s opioid lawsuit settlement.

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Appeals court to consider paving way for Purdue Pharma deal

A federal appeals panel is considering whether to allow a legal move that would pave the way for a settlement between OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and governments across the U.S. The deal would allow the company to exit bankruptcy and require members of the Sackler family who own it to…

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McKinsey denies illegally hiding work for opioid-maker Purdue Pharma while advising FDA

Consulting firm was protecting client confidentiality, chief says, and wasn’t obliged to disclose work advising drug manufacturer

The Guardian - US

Trial opens in Florida opioid lawsuit case against Walgreens

Trial opened Monday in Florida’s opioid epidemic lawsuit against the Walgreens pharmacy chain, which state officials accuse of prioritizing profits over health by improperly dispensing millions of powerful painkillers that caused tens of thousands of deaths

The Independent UK

The woman who turned down her share of a $6bn settlement to fight the family behind the opioid crisis

Ellen Isaacs is intent on holding Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to account – for the deaths of her son and many thousands of others

The Guardian - US

Drugs that treat opioid use disorder are a good use for multibillion-dollar settlement funds

States, cities, counties and tribal governments across the nation will soon receive a windfall through several major opioid settlements. Drug distributors and manufacturers, including Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family members who own it, will relinquish a total of about US$32 billion for their role in the overdose crisis. Other…

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Yale strikes Sackler name from campus amid opioid outrage

Yale University has begun removing the Sackler name from its campus several years after announcing it would no longer accept donations from the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

The Independent UK

Facing Purdue owners brings pain, closure for opioid victims

A sense of closure is mixing with anger and pain for some of the nearly two dozen people who told their personal stories to members of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

The Independent UK

‘A slow and toxic death’: Opioid crisis victims confront Sackler family with tales of horror at gruelling three-hour hearing

Victims of the opioid crisis stared down the owners of Purdue Pharma and unleashed the pain they suffered over more than 20 years of terror caused by a little white pill called OxyContin

The Independent UK

Opioid crisis victims to confront Purdue Pharma's owners

People who lost loved ones or years of their own lives to opioid addiction are getting their first and perhaps only chance to confront members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

The Independent UK

Purdue Pharma judge approves a $6 billion opioid settlement

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain approved a settlement among members of the Sackler family that own Purdue Pharma LP and a handful of states that had been fighting its multibillion-dollar opioid deal.

Tribune News Service

OxyContin maker seeks approval for latest settlement plan

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is asking a judge to approve its latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids

The Independent UK

Purdue Pharma deal has families deflated, angry but hopeful

For those who lost loved ones in the opioid crisis, making sure the family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma paid a price was never just about money

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Sackler family and states agree to $6B Purdue Pharma settlement

An earlier settlement, which would have required the Sacklers to pay $4.5 billion, was rejected by a judge in December.

The Independent UK

Purdue Pharma, US states agree to new opioid settlement

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and U.S. states have agreed to a new settlement of opioid lawsuits

The Independent UK

Judge gives more time for Purdue Pharma settlement talks

A judge said he is extending legal protections for members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma by another three weeks to buy time to work out a new settlement to thousands of lawsuits over the opioid crisis

The Independent UK

Mediator: Sacklers willing to pay more in Purdue settlement

A report filed in federal bankruptcy court says members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma are willing to increase their contribution to a nationwide opioid settlement by more than $1 billion

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The Independent UK

No new settlement yet of opioid claims against Purdue Pharma

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and a group of states have not been able to hammer out a new settlement so far as another mediation deadline has passed

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Purdue’s Sacklers consider adding another $1 billion to opioid settlement

Members of the billionaire Sackler family that own Purdue Pharma LP are weighing whether to add $1 billion to the OxyContin-maker’s faltering opioid settlement bid in an effort to win over holdouts, according to people familiar with the talks.

The Independent UK

Mediator: Purdue Pharma close to reaching a new settlement

With a settlement possibly near, a judge is giving the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma 16 more days of protection from lawsuits over the toll of opioids

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Victims of opioids stand to get nothing

A former member of the creditors committee managing Purdue's bankruptcy speaks out about deliberations

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