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Purdue Pharma

Courts

State AGs, Local Governments Blast Purdue Settlement Offer

October 6, 2019 By The Associated Press 0

NEW YORK – Attorneys general representing nearly half the states and lawyers for more 500 local governments are blasting the terms of Purdue Pharma’s offer to settle thousands of lawsuits related to the toll of …

Courts

Cities Push Opioid Lawsuits Against Family That Owns Purdue

October 3, 2019 By The Associated Press 0

NEW YORK – Local government lawsuits against the family that owns Purdue Pharma should be allowed to proceed even as the company attempts to reach a nationwide settlement in bankruptcy court over the toll of …

Crime

Purdue Pharma Asks Judge To Stop Lawsuits Against Sacklers

September 19, 2019 By The Associated Press 0

NEW YORK – OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma on Wednesday asked a bankruptcy court judge to halt all lawsuits against the company and its former directors, including members of the Sackler family, which owns the company. …

Business

Purdue Pharma Begins Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Journey

September 17, 2019 By The Associated Press 0

NEW YORK — Purdue Pharma gets its day in court Tuesday after the OxyContin maker filed for bankruptcy and negotiated a potential multi-billion dollar settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits. An initial hearing will be …

News

NY Finds $1B In Hidden Transfers By Family Behind OxyContin

September 15, 2019 By The Associated Press 0

NEW YORK — The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss and other hidden accounts to transfer $1 billion to themselves, New York’s attorney general contends in court papers filed last week. New …

Courts

Purdue Pharma Says Settlement Talks In Opioid Cases Not Over

September 9, 2019 By The Associated Press 0

NEW YORK – OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and lawyers representing local governments both said Sunday that they’re interested in continuing negotiations to settle lawsuits over the toll of the opioid crisis a day after two …

Health

Purdue University: School Has No Connection To Purdue Pharma

September 4, 2019 By The Associated Press 0

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University wants the public to know that it has no connection to a company blamed for helping drive the nation’s opioid crisis. The university has spent years repeating that it …

Business

NYS AG Files Another Suit Against Opioid Distributor Purdue Pharma

March 29, 2019 By News Staff 1

ALBANY – New York State is tackling the national Opioid crisis by suing the billionaire family behind Oxycontin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an average of 130 Americans die every day from an …

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