Purdue Pharma /tags/purdue-pharma Purdue Pharma en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:00:00 GMT Florida will get part of a $7.4B opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma /health/2025-01-24/florida-opioid-settlement-purdue-pharma The Florida Attorney General’s Office says the settlement will help fund opioid addiction treatment, prevention and recovery programs. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:00:00 GMT /health/2025-01-24/florida-opioid-settlement-purdue-pharma The News Service of Florida Corporate opioid payouts now being finalized would top $32 billion /2022-02-23/corporate-opioid-payouts-now-being-finalized-would-top-32-billion Companies at the center of the deadly prescription opioid epidemic are close to deals that would cap their liability while funding drug treatment and recovery programs. Wed, 23 Feb 2022 12:23:51 GMT /2022-02-23/corporate-opioid-payouts-now-being-finalized-would-top-32-billion Brian Mann Federal judge rejects a government bid to delay Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement /2021-10-13/federal-judge-rejects-a-government-bid-to-delay-purdue-pharmas-bankruptcy-settlement Judge Colleen McMahon was expected to halt work on the controversial settlement that would give immunity from opioid lawsuits to the Sackler family. Instead she allowed work on the plan to go ahead. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:35:20 GMT /2021-10-13/federal-judge-rejects-a-government-bid-to-delay-purdue-pharmas-bankruptcy-settlement Brian Mann The Purdue Pharma Deal Would Deliver Billions, But Individual Payouts Will Be Small /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-09-28/the-purdue-pharma-deal-would-deliver-billions-but-individual-payouts-will-be-small People who were addicted to OxyContin or lost loved ones who were addicted to the drug expect very little in compensation from the multibillion-dollar Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement. Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:28:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-09-28/the-purdue-pharma-deal-would-deliver-billions-but-individual-payouts-will-be-small Martha Bebinger The DOJ Moves To Block The Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Deal That Shields The Sacklers /2021-09-16/the-doj-moves-to-block-the-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-deal-that-shields-the-sacklers 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. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:05:38 GMT /2021-09-16/the-doj-moves-to-block-the-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-deal-that-shields-the-sacklers Brian Mann OxyContin-Maker Purdue Pharma Launched A Stealth Campaign To Sway U.S. Officials /2021-08-31/purdue-pharma-scrambles-to-discourage-a-justice-department-appeal-of-bankruptcy-deal With a federal judge poised to approve Purdue Pharma's controversial Chapter 11 plan, the company is working behind the scenes to preempt a legal challenge by the DOJ. Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:39:00 GMT /2021-08-31/purdue-pharma-scrambles-to-discourage-a-justice-department-appeal-of-bankruptcy-deal Brian Mann Judge Pushes Back On Protections For The Sacklers In The Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy /news/2021-08-26/judge-pushes-back-on-protections-for-the-sacklers-in-the-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain signaled he will approve the landmark bankruptcy for Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. But he called for new limits to legal protections for members of the Sackler family. Thu, 26 Aug 2021 13:08:01 GMT /news/2021-08-26/judge-pushes-back-on-protections-for-the-sacklers-in-the-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy Brian Mann The Sacklers Want Immunity From The Opioid Crisis For A Long List Of Their Associates /news/2021-08-20/the-sacklers-want-immunity-from-the-opioid-crisis-for-a-long-list-of-their-associates In the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy trial now underway, scrutiny has focused on the Sacklers' demand for immunity from opioid lawsuits that would extend to a vast network of individuals and businesses. Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:00:00 GMT /news/2021-08-20/the-sacklers-want-immunity-from-the-opioid-crisis-for-a-long-list-of-their-associates Brian Mann Sackler Family Empire Poised To Win Immunity From Opioid Lawsuits /news/2021-06-03/sackler-family-empire-poised-to-win-immunity-from-opioid-lawsuits A bankruptcy judge cleared a plan for final vote by creditors of Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, that would release the Sacklers and their financial empire from liability for the opioid crisis. Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:06:26 GMT /news/2021-06-03/sackler-family-empire-poised-to-win-immunity-from-opioid-lawsuits Brian Mann 24 States Mount Legal Fight To Block Sackler Bid For Opioid Immunity /2021-05-03/25-states-mount-legal-fight-to-block-sackler-bid-for-opioid-immunity Under a bankruptcy procedure prohibited by courts in part of the country, the Sacklers could be sheltered from opioid lawsuits even without declaring bankruptcy. Some states are crying foul. Mon, 03 May 2021 09:00:00 GMT /2021-05-03/25-states-mount-legal-fight-to-block-sackler-bid-for-opioid-immunity Brian Mann