Purdue Pharma recently pleaded guilty to three criminal charges as part of a settlement with the Justice Department. Kathe Sackler was asked whether she could apologize to the American people for ...

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma ’s latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids could soon move forward after every U.S. state involved agreed to it. A judge on Wednesday ...

Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma received court approval on Friday to begin voting on its $7.4 billion bankruptcy settlement, while deferring questions about how state and local governments should ...

Protesters who have lost love ones to the opioid crisis protest outside a courthouse in Boston, Aug. 2, 2019, where a judge heard arguments in a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma.

Purdue Pharma began marketing OxyContin in 1996 after winning approval from the Food and Drug Administration. In the first few years it was used as a prescription painkiller, only a few sporadic ...

Purdue Pharma’s $7B opioid settlement plan could get votes from victims and cities Members of the Sackler family who own the company would pay up to $7 billion and give up ownership on the company.

In the Massachusetts lawsuit, Purdue Pharma denied that their company is to blame for the opioid crisis, charging they are a scapegoat. "The Department of Health further found that the epidemic of ...

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma 's latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids could soon move forward after every U.S. state involved agreed to it.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma ‘s $7 billion-plus plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids will go before a judge Friday, potentially setting up votes on whether to accept it ...

Purdue Pharma’s $7B opioid settlement could advance soon after states back it by: GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press Posted: Jun 18, 2025 / 02:45 PM EDT Updated: Jun 18, 2025 / 02:47 PM EDT ...

Purdue Pharma’s $7B opioid settlement could advance after states back it The deal calls for members of the Sackler family who own the company to give up ownership and to contribute up to $7 ...

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma 's latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids could soon move forward after every U.S. state involved agreed to it.