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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's deal to resolve thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids is taking effect Friday and the company is being replaced by a new entity By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is set to dissolve and be replaced with a new company operating…

NEWARK, N.J. — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is set to be dissolved and replaced by a company focused on the public good by the week’s end, as a massive legal settlement resolving thousands of lawsuits takes effect. A federal judge on Tuesday delivered a criminal sentence to the company to…

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is set to be dissolved and replaced by a company focused on the public good by the week’s end, as a massive legal settlement resolving thousands of lawsuits takes effect. A federal judge on Tuesday delivered a criminal sentence to the company…

A judge on Tuesday delayed the criminal sentencing of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma in order to allow victims to attend the court proceeding in person. U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo originally planned to hand down the sentence Tuesday during a court hearing conducted only by videoconferencing. But she said…

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday. The Sacklers must contribute up to $7 billion over 15…

(AP) — On Tuesday, a federal bankruptcy court judge gave the green light to Purdue Pharma’s strategy to resolve numerous lawsuits related to the opioid epidemic, marking a significant step in addressing the devastating impact of OxyContin. Judge Sean Lane of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court was expected to articulate his…

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NEW YORK (AP) — A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic. The deal overseen by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane…

NEW YORK – A momentous decision awaits as stakeholders from various corners of the nation convene in a bankruptcy court this Friday. Lawyers representing Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, along with the Sackler family and an extensive array of claimants — including cities, states, counties, Native American tribes, and…

NEW YORK -- Lawyers representing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, branches of the Sackler family that own it, cities, states, counties, Native American tribes, people with addiction and others across the U.S. are expected to deliver a nearly unanimous message for a bankruptcy court judge Friday: Approve a plan to settle…