A federal judge is set to hear the first arguments in a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump’s ...
A settlement was reached in principal between Purdue Pharma, the Sackler Family, states, and the victims of the opioid crisis.
The deal, announced Thursday, removes non-consensual releases to the Sackler family, Purdue's founders, which the U.S. Supreme Court had invalidated last year.
Purdue Pharma's earlier settlement plan included a $6 billion contribution from the Sacklers in exchange for immunity from all civil opioid claims.
Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription ...