OxyContin creator being sued for 'significant role in causing opioid epidemic'
6 years, 6 months ago

OxyContin creator being sued for 'significant role in causing opioid epidemic'

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Following hundreds of lawsuits over the years against pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma, Colorado’s attorney general is suing the OxyContin creator for its “significant role in causing the opioid epidemic”. “While no amount of money can bring back loved ones, it can compensate for the enormous costs brought about by Purdue’s intentional misconduct.” The lawsuit states that Purdue Pharma “downplayed the risk of addiction associated with opioids,” “exaggerated the benefits” and “advised healthcare professionals that they were violating their Hippocratic Oath and failing their patients unless they treated pain symptoms with opioids,” according to the Colorado attorney general’s office. But Purdue Pharma “vigorously” denied the accusations in a statement to The Washington Post, saying that although it shares “the state’s concern about the opioid crisis,” it did not mislead health-care providers about prescription opioids. “It’s reprehensible what Purdue Pharma has done to our public health,” Luke Nasta, director of Camelot, a New York-based treatment centre for drug and alcohol addiction, told The Financial Times.

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Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin
2 months ago

Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin

LA Times  

Members of the 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 powerful prescription painkiller, the attorneys general from several states announced Thursday. The deal, agreed to by Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family members who own the company and lawyers …

Purdue Pharma agrees to pay billions to settle OxyContin opioid crisis impact lawsuit
2 months ago

Purdue Pharma agrees to pay billions to settle OxyContin opioid crisis impact lawsuit

ABC  

Members of the family who own Purdue Pharma, the company that makes the opioid drug OxyContin, have agreed to pay US7.4 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, according to attorneys-general from several US states. The deal, agreed to by Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family members who own the company and lawyers representing state and …

Sacklers, Purdue to pay $7.4 billion over opioid crisis: NY state
2 months ago

Sacklers, Purdue to pay $7.4 billion over opioid crisis: NY state

Raw Story  

Several US states have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with the Sackler family and their pharmaceutical company Purdue over the opioid crisis that has ravaged the lives of millions of Americans, officials said Thursday. Thursday's settlement, which will see funds routed to communities and individuals affected by opioids, is the largest of several targeting the makers and sellers of the …

Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin
2 months ago

Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin

Associated Press  

Members of the 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 powerful prescription painkiller, the attorneys general from several states announced Thursday. The deal, agreed to by Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family members who own the company and lawyers …

Purdue Pharma, Sacklers to pay $7.4bn in new opioid settlement
2 months ago

Purdue Pharma, Sacklers to pay $7.4bn in new opioid settlement

Al Jazeera  

The deal is $1bn more than a settlement from last year that was rejected by the US Supreme Court. OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and family members who own the company have agreed to pay up to $7.4bn in a new settlement to end lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, New York Attorney General Letitia James says. The …

Supreme Court shreds $6 billion opioid settlement plan in ruling against Sackler family
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court shreds $6 billion opioid settlement plan in ruling against Sackler family

The Independent  

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US Supreme Court blocks bankruptcy settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US Supreme Court blocks bankruptcy settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

Hindustan Times  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded its wealthy Sackler family owners from lawsuits over their role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 27, 2024, rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who …

The legal odyssey for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners is complex. Here’s what to know
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The legal odyssey for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners is complex. Here’s what to know

Associated Press  

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have been cast as prime villains in the U.S. opioid epidemic. At the time of the drug’s 1996 launch, Richard Sackler, a son of Raymond who was then a Purdue executive and later became president and board chair, told the company’s sales force at a meeting that there would …

Supreme Court Overturns Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Overturns Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a hotly contested deal that shielded members of the billionaire Sackler family from civil lawsuits related to the opioid epidemic. Over the next several years, a deal emerged in a New York bankruptcy court to dissolve Purdue Pharma and remake it into a nonprofit whose proceeds would pay communities …

US Supreme Court rejects opioid settlement that shields Sackler family
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US Supreme Court rejects opioid settlement that shields Sackler family

Al Jazeera  

Decision reverses a lower court’s ruling that had upheld plan to give Purdue Pharma’s owners immunity in exchange for paying up to $6bn to settle thousands of lawsuits. The US Supreme Court has blocked OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement, which would have shielded its wealthy Sackler family owners from lawsuits over their role in the deadly opioid epidemic in …

OxyContin marketer agrees to pay $350M rather than face lawsuits
1 year, 1 month ago

OxyContin marketer agrees to pay $350M rather than face lawsuits

The Independent  

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OxyContin maker’s settlement plan divides victims of opioid crisis. Now it’s up to the Supreme Court
1 year, 4 months ago

OxyContin maker’s settlement plan divides victims of opioid crisis. Now it’s up to the Supreme Court

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The agreement by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harm done by opioids could help combat the overdose epidemic that the painkiller helped spark. In exchange for giving up ownership of drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma and for contributing up to $6 billion to fight the crisis, members of the wealthy Sackler family would …

Ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims, protect Sacklers from lawsuits
1 year, 9 months ago

Ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims, protect Sacklers from lawsuits

The Independent  

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FDA chief’s long-promised opioid review faces skepticism
2 years, 7 months ago

FDA chief’s long-promised opioid review faces skepticism

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As U.S. opioid deaths mounted in 2016, the incoming head of the Food and Drug Administration promised a “sweeping review” of prescription painkillers in hopes of reversing the worst overdose epidemic in American history. “It seems like people love sort of looking back and fault-finding, but I’m much more interested in learning so we can go forward and …

The Sacklers Get to Walk Away
55 years, 2 months ago

The Sacklers Get to Walk Away

Slate  

At any one time, NPR’s Brian Mann is probably following about a dozen legal proceedings—all of them seeking some kind of accountability for the opioid crisis. To the people testifying, the billionaire Sackler family is a bunch of high-end drug dealers—executives who led Purdue Pharma as that company aggressively marketed OxyContin in doctor’s offices and hospital wards all over the …

Facing Purdue owners brings pain, closure for opioid victims
3 years ago

Facing Purdue owners brings pain, closure for opioid victims

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Kara Trainor composed herself, looked into a camera and began to speak to the drugmakers she holds responsible for two decades of suffering that has extended from her to a son born dependent on opioids. Three members of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma watched silently or listened to the virtual court hearing as Trainor …

Purdue Pharma’s Sacklers reach $6BN opioid deal with US states
3 years ago

Purdue Pharma’s Sacklers reach $6BN opioid deal with US states

Al Jazeera  

The deal eases Purdue Pharma’s path towards resolving trillions of dollars in claims and gives the Sackler family broad immunity from future opioid lawsuits in the United States. Members of the billionaire Sackler family that own Purdue Pharma LP have agreed to a bigger opioid settlement with the handful of states that worked to overturn its prior deal. The agreement …

The US opioid epidemic, edition 2021
3 years, 2 months ago

The US opioid epidemic, edition 2021

Al Jazeera  

Those responsible for the opioid-related deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans are yet to be held accountable. That’s Why They’re Deadly in Tough Times”, explains that such drugs “mimic the neurotransmitters that are responsible for making social connection comforting – tying parent to child, lover to beloved”. When confronted with this statistic at the time, then-US Ambassador to the …

Judge rejects Purdue Pharma’s sweeping opioid settlement
3 years, 3 months ago

Judge rejects Purdue Pharma’s sweeping opioid settlement

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A judge has rejected OxyContin …

US judge rejects sweeping Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
3 years, 3 months ago

US judge rejects sweeping Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

Al Jazeera  

The maker of OxyContin had sought a settlement that barred the owning Sackler family from future litigation. A federal judge in the United States has thrown out a sweeping bankruptcy settlement reached by OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma which had sought to put to rest thousands of lawsuits connected to the company’s role in the opioid epidemic. The settlement in question, …

Appeals are mounting in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement
3 years, 5 months ago

Appeals are mounting in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement

Associated Press  

Objections to a historic settlement with Purdue Pharma are mounting in the form of appeals, with Rhode Island’s attorney general saying Wednesday the plan doesn’t hold the OxyContin maker or its owners accountable for its role in sparking the opioid crisis. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, a Democrat, said he doesn’t accept that the resolution between Purdue Pharma and …

Use of OxyContin profits to fight opioids formally approved
3 years, 6 months ago

Use of OxyContin profits to fight opioids formally approved

Associated Press  

A judge formally approved a plan Friday to turn OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma into a new company no longer owned by members of the Sackler family and with its profits going to fight the opioid epidemic. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain officially confirmed the reorganization Friday, more than two weeks after he announced he would do so pending two largely …

Deal with OxyContin maker leaves families angry, conflicted
3 years, 6 months ago

Deal with OxyContin maker leaves families angry, conflicted

Associated Press  

Among the families who lost children and other loved ones in the nation’s opioid crisis, many had held out hope of someday facing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners in a courtroom. “I would love to make them watch a video of him going through withdrawals, the pain, the vomiting, him begging us to kill him.” The settlement came …

The Sacklers, Who Made Billions From OxyContin, Win Immunity From Opioid Lawsuits
3 years, 6 months ago

The Sacklers, Who Made Billions From OxyContin, Win Immunity From Opioid Lawsuits

NPR  

The Sacklers, Who Made Billions From OxyContin, Win Immunity From Opioid Lawsuits Enlarge this image toggle caption Brian Mann Brian Mann Members of the Sackler family who are at the center of the nation's deadly opioid crisis have won sweeping immunity from opioid lawsuits linked to their privately owned company Purdue Pharma and its OxyContin medication. Federal Judge Robert Drain …

Sacklers won’t pay up in US opioid suit unless granted protection
3 years, 7 months ago

Sacklers won’t pay up in US opioid suit unless granted protection

Al Jazeera  

The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will not pay billions to a legal settlement unless they get protection from future lawsuits, a family heir told a court Tuesday. Members of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma won’t contribute billions of dollars to a legal settlement unless they get off the hook for all current and future …

Op-Ed: Who is responsible for the opioid crisis, and who ultimately pays?
3 years, 8 months ago

Op-Ed: Who is responsible for the opioid crisis, and who ultimately pays?

LA Times  

Containers made to look like OxyContin prescription pill bottles in front of the Department of Health and Human Services as part of a 2019 protest against the government’s opioid prescription drug approval practices. Among the things that had mangled the lives of folks in the Bottoms was addiction to what everyone by then called “OC.” OC was an abbreviation for …

AP Interview: State AG pushes accountability in opioid cases
3 years, 9 months ago

AP Interview: State AG pushes accountability in opioid cases

Associated Press  

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has been a leader in the legal push to hold companies and individuals accountable for the U.S. opioid addiction and overdose epidemic, which has been linked to nearly 500,000 deaths over the last two decades. Healey was the first of many state attorneys general to sue individual members of the Sackler family who own Connecticut-based …

24 States Mount Legal Fight To Block Sackler Bid For Opioid Immunity
3 years, 10 months ago

24 States Mount Legal Fight To Block Sackler Bid For Opioid Immunity

NPR  

24 States Mount Legal Fight To Block Sackler Bid For Opioid Immunity Enlarge this image toggle caption House Television via AP House Television via AP For months, members of the Sackler family that owns Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, have portrayed their bid for immunity from future opioid lawsuits as a kind of fait accompli, a take-it-or-leave-it fix to …

Sacklers Deny Wrongdoing During House Panel Over Purdue Pharma Oxycontin Sales
4 years, 3 months ago

Sacklers Deny Wrongdoing During House Panel Over Purdue Pharma Oxycontin Sales

NPR  

Sacklers Deny Wrongdoing During House Panel Over Purdue Pharma Oxycontin Sales Enlarge this image toggle caption Boston Globe via Getty Images Boston Globe via Getty Images Updated at 1:22 p.m. ET Members of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma's CEO say they did nothing wrong during the years their company illegally marketed Oxycontin and other opioids. "There's nothing I can …

OxyContin maker Purdue admits role in opioid crisis after pleading guilty to criminal charges
4 years, 4 months ago

OxyContin maker Purdue admits role in opioid crisis after pleading guilty to criminal charges

The Independent  

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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty in criminal case
4 years, 4 months ago

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty in criminal case

Associated Press  

Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of deaths but also angering critics who want to see individuals held accountable, in addition to the company. Last week, as part of a motion to get access to more family documents, the attorneys …

Federal Judge Approves Landmark $8.3 Billion Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
4 years, 4 months ago

Federal Judge Approves Landmark $8.3 Billion Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement

NPR  

Federal Judge Approves Landmark $8.3 Billion Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement Enlarge this image John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images A federal bankruptcy judge approved a controversial $8.3 billion settlement late Tuesday between Purdue Pharma and the Department of Justice. Sponsor Message Judge Drain swatted aside objections to the deal raised by a coalition of more than two dozen states that …

Purdue Pharma Reaches $8B Opioid Deal With Justice Department Over OxyContin Sales
4 years, 5 months ago

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

NPR  

Purdue Pharma Reaches $8B Opioid Deal With Justice Department Over OxyContin Sales Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Updated at 12:14 p.m. ET The Justice Department announced on Wednesday a global settlement of civil and criminal investigations into Purdue Pharma's aggressive marketing of opioid medications, including OxyContin. However, Justice Department officials said this deal doesn't …

Pharmaceutical firm blamed for opioid crisis 'cynical' for selling overdose cure
5 years, 3 months ago

Pharmaceutical firm blamed for opioid crisis 'cynical' for selling overdose cure

Daily Mail  

Billionaires shouldering the blame for the US opioid crisis have now come under fire for making money off an overdose treatment. A UK-based company called Mundipharma, owned by the Sacklers, is selling a nasal spray drug named naloxone for around £38 a dose. Mundipharma's Nyxoid nasal spray is reportedly being sold in Europe for more than £38 per dose – …

Your Guide To The Massive (And Massively Complex) Opioid Litigation
5 years, 5 months ago

Your Guide To The Massive (And Massively Complex) Opioid Litigation

NPR  

Your Guide To The Massive Opioid Litigation Enlarge this image toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images Updated at 3:30 p.m. Up until recently, the list included more than 2,500 cities, counties, tribal authorities and individuals from across the U.S. — from Tacoma, Wash., to Cumberland County, Ky. That number exploded last month when Judge Polster, who has repeatedly …

As Drugmakers Face Opioid Lawsuits, Some Ask: Why Not Criminal Charges Too?
5 years, 6 months ago

As Drugmakers Face Opioid Lawsuits, Some Ask: Why Not Criminal Charges Too?

NPR  

As Drugmakers Face Opioid Lawsuits, Some Ask: Why Not Criminal Charges Too? Experts interviewed by NPR offer different explanations for why state and federal prosecutors haven't brought more criminal charges against drug companies and executives. "When the Justice Department is pursuing cases against the companies, the people on the other side that they're often negotiating with are all too often …

Who’s to blame for the nation’s opioid crisis? Massive trial may answer that question
5 years, 6 months ago

Who’s to blame for the nation’s opioid crisis? Massive trial may answer that question

LA Times  

Demonstrators hold pictures of loved ones lost to opioids during a protest at Purdue Pharma’s headquarters in Stamford, Conn., last year. Brand-name opioid makers Designed, manufactured and marketed prescription opioid drugs Purdue Pharma Inc., Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Allergan, Mallinckrodt Generic opioid makers Manufactured cheaper “copycat” opioid medications after the exclusivity rights of brand-name manufacturers expired …

Bankruptcy filing may not protect OxyContin maker from lawsuits
5 years, 6 months ago

Bankruptcy filing may not protect OxyContin maker from lawsuits

Al Jazeera  

When it filed for bankruptcy, drugmaker Purdue Pharma said it was facing lawsuits from about 2,250 government agencies. If Purdue Pharma LP wants its bankruptcy plan to work, it’ll have to find a way to halt the kind of government lawsuits that normally can’t be stopped by a Chapter 11 case. Maura Healey, the attorney general of Massachusetts who sued …

Purdue Pharma offers to keep selling opioids but hand over profits
5 years, 6 months ago

Purdue Pharma offers to keep selling opioids but hand over profits

LA Times  

In court papers submitted in New York on Sunday, Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The plan calls for turning Purdue into a “public benefit trust” that would continue selling opioids but hand its profits over to those who have sued the company. “The Sackler family sucked billions of dollars out of Purdue and …

Chaotic talks show challenge of reaching opioid settlement
5 years, 6 months ago

Chaotic talks show challenge of reaching opioid settlement

Associated Press  

For months, the judge overseeing national litigation over the opioids crisis urged all sides to reach a settlement that could end thousands of lawsuits filed by state and local governments. By Thursday, half of the nation’s state attorneys general said they would reject a tentative deal crafted by the other half, and many criticized the terms as grossly insufficient. Purdue …

US opioid crisis: Drug firm Purdue Pharma 'offers up to $12bn' to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits
5 years, 6 months ago

US opioid crisis: Drug firm Purdue Pharma 'offers up to $12bn' to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Purdue Pharma and members …

Not Just Purdue: Big Drug Companies Considering Settlements To Resolve Opioid Suits
5 years, 6 months ago

Not Just Purdue: Big Drug Companies Considering Settlements To Resolve Opioid Suits

NPR  

Not Just Purdue: Big Drug Companies Considering Settlements To Resolve Opioid Suits Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Updated at 5:37 p.m. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's office also confirmed that he is in talks with Purdue, telling NPR that "Yost is at the table and actively engaged in discussions" with the OxyContin manufacturer. Johnson …

Purdue Pharma reportedly offers $12bn to settle opioid lawsuits
5 years, 6 months ago

Purdue Pharma reportedly offers $12bn to settle opioid lawsuits

Al Jazeera  

Hoping to turn the page on more than 2,000 legal claims, the drugmaker seeks to strike deal with attorneys. OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners, the members of the Sackler family, have offered to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits against the company for between $10bn and $12bn, the NBC News network reported on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with …

Purdue Pharma sought to divert online readers from critical L.A. Times series on opioid crisis, records show
5 years, 7 months ago

Purdue Pharma sought to divert online readers from critical L.A. Times series on opioid crisis, records show

LA Times  

As the nation’s opioid crisis deepened over the last decade, drug makers and distributors worked to deflect attention from their own roles in creating widespread addiction, according to lawyers for hundreds of cities, counties, tribes and other entities suing key pharmaceutical industry players. Internal documents from 2016 show company officials discussed diverting online traffic away from a series of stories …

Revamped OxyContin was supposed to reduce abuse, but has it?
5 years, 8 months ago

Revamped OxyContin was supposed to reduce abuse, but has it?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Dr. Raeford Brown was uniquely positioned to help the U.S. government answer a critical question: Is a new version of the painkiller OxyContin helping fight the national opioid epidemic? Nearly a decade ago, the FDA approved reformulated OxyContin and told the company, Purdue Pharma, that it would be evaluated on whether the new version decreased cases of addiction, …

OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma maintains its innocence in opioid epidemic
5 years, 9 months ago

OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma maintains its innocence in opioid epidemic

CNN  

CNN — David Sackler, whose family owns Purdue Pharma, is defending the company and his family against what he describes as “vitriolic hyperbole,” saying they’re not to blame for the opioid crisis ravaging the nation. His family has endured “endless castigation,” he said, as the pharmaceutical giant faces lawsuits from several states and local governments for allegedly misrepresenting its opioid …

Nevada is suing opioid manufacturers and distributors. There are more than 40 defendants in the case
5 years, 9 months ago

Nevada is suing opioid manufacturers and distributors. There are more than 40 defendants in the case

CNN  

CNN — Citing an “ecosystem of addiction,” Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced Monday he is expanding a complaint against manufacturers, distributors, pharmacies, and individuals the state says are responsible for the opioid addiction crisis in Nevada. The lawsuit lists more than 40 defendants, including Teva Pharmaceuticals, Actavis Pharma, Purdue Pharma, members of the Sackler family who controlled Purdue …

North Dakota to appeal ruling in suit against opioid maker
5 years, 10 months ago

North Dakota to appeal ruling in suit against opioid maker

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said the state will appeal the dismissal of the state’s lawsuit against the maker of OxyContin over opioid abuse. South Central District Judge James Hill on Friday threw out the state’s claim that Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma minimized risks and overstated benefits of long-term use of narcotic opioids including OxyContin. North Dakota …

Family behind OxyContin calls opioid suit false, misleading
5 years, 11 months ago

Family behind OxyContin calls opioid suit false, misleading

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Massachusetts authorities created a false picture of the Sackler family’s role in promoting OxyContin, the Sacklers said Tuesday in their first court response to allegations that individual family members — not just their company, Purdue Pharma — helped fuel the deadly opioid epidemic. Richard Sackler’s comment about the “blizzard of prescriptions” was made public in legal documents filed …

Purdue Pharma’s Sackler family wants opioid lawsuit thrown out
5 years, 11 months ago

Purdue Pharma’s Sackler family wants opioid lawsuit thrown out

LA Times  

Purdue Pharma made billions of dollars in the last two decades as its popular opioids, including OxyContin, were heavily prescribed. Gen. Maura Healey, lawyers for members of the Sackler family argue that Healey’s lawsuit contains “misleading and inflammatory allegations” and takes internal company emails out of context in alleging that the Sackler family and Purdue deserve accountability for the addiction …

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