The Sackler family will now relinquish control of Purdue Pharma and cease sale of opioids in the U.S. as part of a $7.4 billion settlement.

Across the country, Purdue Pharma’s former president is selling off homes — with one deal in 2022 that came a month before the company’s $6 billion settlement.

Purdue Pharma announced its settlement with all 55 attorneys general on Monday after longstanding allegations.

Richard Sackler was born in 1945 in Roslyn, New York, to Beverly and Raymond Sackler. Raymond Sackler, along with his brothers Arthur and Mortimer Sackler, acquired what became Purdue Pharma in 1952.

Richard was the president of Purdue Pharma from 1999 to 2003, Before that, he was involved in the marketing of OxyContin, which Purdue started selling in 1996. He stepped down as president in 2003 ...

Washington — Long before Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy, before the series' "Dopesick" and "Painkiller" brought the Sackler family and devastation of the opioid crisis into Americans' living ...

Over the past several years, Purdue Pharma has been embroiled with multi-state lawsuits, leading to Richard Sackler selling a number of his properties. In 2018, Sackler sold his Cicero Lane home ...

The long-running Purdue Pharma case may finally be over. All attorneys general from U.S. states, territories, districts and possession have signed on to a $7.4 billion settlement with the company ...

Several states have reached a $7 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma based on the Sackler family's role in creating the opioid crisis, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced today ...

The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma have agreed to a combined $7.4 billion settlement, according to the Utah Department of Commerce. Utah’s share would be $57 million of it if the state agrees ...

Former Purdue Pharma chairman Dr. Richard Sackler has sold off several homes in the last 10 years, including an Austin, TX, property that was offloaded for more than $3 million back in 2018.