Purdue Pharma

Sackler family and Purdue Pharma to pay €7bn as part of opioid accord

Family and company to make payment to group of US states and other parties to settle long-running litigation over OxyContin’s role in opioid epidemic

Fri Jan 24 2025 - 08:12

US supreme court pauses opioid settlement with Sacklers’ Purdue Pharma

Government opposes move to let members of Sackler family take advantage of legal protections meant for debtors in financial distress, not for billionaires

Mon Aug 14 2023 - 11:37

Painkiller: Matthew Broderick goes for broke in this queasy take on the Sacklers’ Purdue Pharma horror show

Television: Hard not to feel Netflix’s take on an American tragedy verges on being in poor taste

Thu Aug 10 2023 - 09:33

The paradox that leads professionals into temptation

If everyone is now a ‘professional’ – what does professionalism actually mean?

Fri Feb 04 2022 - 05:40

Purdue files bankruptcy plan to resolve opioid lawsuits as Sacklers to give €3.61bn to settlement

Blueprint requires members of billionaire pharmacy family to relinquish control of company

Tue Mar 16 2021 - 09:19

Sacklers withdrew over €9bn from Purdue while opioid crisis erupted

Audit shows family distributed funds to trusts and overseas holding companies

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 18:52

Drug companies head off opioid trial with $260m settlement

Drugmaker Teva and three distributors reached a settlement with two US counties over their alleged role in the opioid addiction crisis, just moments before the start a trial

Mon Oct 21 2019 - 20:46