The Latest Breaking News from Purdue Pharma

Purdue Pharma judge approves a $6 billion opioid settlement

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain approved a settlement among members of the Sackler family that own Purdue Pharma LP and a handful of states that had been fighting its multibillion-dollar opioid deal.

Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2022

OxyContin maker seeks approval for latest settlement plan

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is asking a judge to approve its latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Purdue Pharma deal has families deflated, angry but hopeful

For those who lost loved ones in the opioid crisis, making sure the family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma paid a price was never just about money

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

No new settlement yet of opioid claims against Purdue Pharma

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and a group of states have not been able to hammer out a new settlement so far as another mediation deadline has passed

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

Purdue’s Sacklers consider adding another $1 billion to opioid settlement

Members of the billionaire Sackler family that own Purdue Pharma LP are weighing whether to add $1 billion to the OxyContin-maker’s faltering opioid settlement bid in an effort to win over holdouts, according to people familiar with the talks.

Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2022

Mediator: Purdue Pharma close to reaching a new settlement

With a settlement possibly near, a judge is giving the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma 16 more days of protection from lawsuits over the toll of opioids

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Victims of opioids stand to get nothing

A former member of the creditors committee managing Purdue's bankruptcy speaks out about deliberations

Salon · Jan 25, 2022