5 days ago · Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll ... Surrounded by people involved with the fight against the opioid epidemic, New York Attorney General Letitia James, center, speaks about a settlement with regard to the opioid crisis ...

5 days ago · The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive painkiller oxycontin, have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with a bipartisan coalition of 15 states for fueling the opioid crisis ...

6 days ago · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. (“Purdue”) for their instrumental role in creating the opioid crisis. Purdue, under the Sacklers’ leadership ...

5 days ago · FILE: Purdue Pharma headquarters stands in downtown Stamford, April 2, 2019 in Stamford, Connecticut. Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, are facing hundreds of lawsuits across the country for the company's alleged role in the opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans over the past 20 years.

5 days ago · Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication OxyContin caused a widespread opioid ...

6 days ago · Sackler Family Will Pay up to $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; their Company, Purdue Pharma, Will Pay Nearly $900 Million. HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement, in principle, with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc., for their role in fueling an opioid ...

5 days ago · Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family will pay $7.4 billion for their role in the opioid epidemic. Delaware will receive over $27 million from the settlement.

5 days ago · Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement with Texas and 14 other states to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication Oxycontin ...

Contrary to the statements of Purdue recent evidence has shown that oxycontin is addictive and has played a significant role in the devastating epidemic of opioid addiction that has gripped the U.S. in recent years.

May 29, 2018 · Purdue Pharma, the company that planted the seeds of the opioid epidemic through its aggressive marketing of OxyContin, has long claimed it was unaware of the powerful opioid painkiller’s...