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- Purdue Pharma has agreed to pay $270 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Oklahoma that claimed it used deceptive marketing tactics to increase sales of opioid drugs, contributing to the state’s opioid overdose crisis.
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1 day ago · The new filings in Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, West Virginia and Wisconsin mean 45 states have now taken legal action in recent years against Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. Some of the states are also suing Richard Sackler, a former president and member of the family that owns the Connecticut-based firm. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
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1 day ago · SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Utah Division of Consumer Protection has revived a 2019 lawsuit against Richard Sackler, the owner of a pharmaceutical company accused of lying to Utahns about the opioid OxyContin. The Division first filed its lawsuit in January 2019, claiming the Sacklers personally directed Purdue Pharma to misrepresent ...
11 hours ago · David Ovalle. September 17, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT. At home in the United States, Purdue Pharma, the drugmaker accused of fueling the opioid crisis through its aggressive marketing of highly ...
Sep 5, 2024 · NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Purdue Pharma on Thursday received an 18-day extension of a years-long pause on litigation against its owners, members of the wealthy Sackler family, after...
4 days ago · Sep 13, 2024 11:30 am Faculty. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy, Professor Ralph Brubaker—who submitted an amicus brief in the case—published an article in the Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable on the implications of the ruling and issues that remain unsettled after the ruling. "Unless ...
Sep 10, 2024 · The Supreme Court of the US has rejected a bankruptcy deal that would settle opioid litigation against Purdue Pharma, but also protect the Sackler family that controls the company from liability.
Aug 22, 2024 · Washington, D.C. – A pivotal decision is expected from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the bankruptcy case of Purdue Pharma LP, as the nation continues grappling with an opioid crisis that has claimed over 750,000 lives to date.
