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Judge keeps lawsuits against Purdue, its owners on hold
A federal bankruptcy judge agreed to keep nearly 2,700 lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and hundreds more against the family members who own the company on hold until at least until April so the sides can keep working toward a settlement. A lawyer for Purdue, the maker of the highest-profile prescription opioid painkiller, told […]
Judge keeps lawsuits against Purdue, its owners on hold
A federal bankruptcy judge agreed to keep nearly 2,700 lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and hundreds more against the family members who own the company on hold until at least until April so the sides can keep working toward a settlement. A lawyer for Purdue, the maker of the highest-profile prescription opioid painkiller, told […]
Companies reach $260 million deal to settle opioids lawsuit
The nation’s three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker have reached a $260 million deal to settle a lawsuit related to the opioid crisis just as the first federal trial over the crisis was due to begin Monday. The settlement means the closely watched trial will not move forward now, but it does not […]
Companies reach $260 million deal to settle opioids lawsuit
The nation’s three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker have reached a $260 million deal to settle a lawsuit related to the opioid crisis just as the first federal trial over the crisis was due to begin Monday. The settlement means the closely watched trial will not move forward now, but it does not […]
Opioid settlement talks broaden ahead of 1st federal trial
Efforts to settle thousands of lawsuits related to the nation’s opioid epidemic intensified ahead of the scheduled start of arguments in the first federal trial over the crisis. A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press that three major drug distributors plus two manufacturers were working on the outlines of a settlement. […]
Opioid settlement talks broaden ahead of 1st federal trial
Efforts to settle thousands of lawsuits related to the nation’s opioid epidemic intensified ahead of the scheduled start of arguments in the first federal trial over the crisis. A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press that three major drug distributors plus two manufacturers were working on the outlines of a settlement. […]
Victims gain a voice to help guide Purdue Pharma bankruptcy
Victims of opioid addiction weren’t in the room when OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma persuaded half the state attorneys general to settle claims over the company’s role in the nationwide overdose epidemic. Now that Purdue is in federal bankruptcy court, four people whose lives were touched by addiction have important seats at the table — and […]
Victims gain a voice to help guide Purdue Pharma bankruptcy
Victims of opioid addiction weren’t in the room when OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma persuaded half the state attorneys general to settle claims over the company’s role in the nationwide overdose epidemic. Now that Purdue is in federal bankruptcy court, four people whose lives were touched by addiction have important seats at the table — and […]
Johnson & Johnson settles with 2 Ohio counties over opioids
Johnson & Johnson announced it has reached an agreement worth more than $20 million with two Ohio counties, becoming the latest company to settle a lawsuit to get out of the first federal trial over the nation’s opioids crisis. The deal with Cuyahoga and Summit counties comes a little more than a month after an […]
Johnson & Johnson settles with 2 Ohio counties over opioids
Johnson & Johnson announced it has reached an agreement worth more than $20 million with two Ohio counties, becoming the latest company to settle a lawsuit to get out of the first federal trial over the nation’s opioids crisis. The deal with Cuyahoga and Summit counties comes a little more than a month after an […]
Drug stores trying to remove judge from US opioid litigation
A group of drug retailers and distributors asked an Ohio federal appeals court to disqualify the judge overseeing national opioid litigation after the judge himself denied their requests. Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid and drug distributors AmerisourceBergen, McKesson and Cardinal Health told the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati that Cleveland-based U.S. District […]
Drug stores trying to remove judge from US opioid litigation
A group of drug retailers and distributors asked an Ohio federal appeals court to disqualify the judge overseeing national opioid litigation after the judge himself denied their requests. Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid and drug distributors AmerisourceBergen, McKesson and Cardinal Health told the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati that Cleveland-based U.S. District […]
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