Oxycodone

A federal judge on Thursday rejected Purdue Pharma's $4.5 billion bankruptcy settlement with thousands of state, local and tribal governments who sued the company over the opioid epidemic. Purdue said it would appeal the ruling. Driving the news: U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon in New York ruled Thursday the settlement…

A judge has rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement of thousands of lawsuits over the opioid epidemic because of a provision that would protect members of the Sackler family from facing litigation of their own. In a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon in New York found that federal bankruptcy…

A federal judge rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement of thousands of lawsuits over the opioid epidemic Thursday because of a provision that would protect members of the Sackler family from facing litigation of their own. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon in New York found that federal bankruptcy law…

NEW YORK — A judge has rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement of thousands of lawsuits over the opioid epidemic because of a provision that would protect members of the Sackler family from facing litigation of their own. The ruling Thursday from U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon in New…

Topline A New York federal court on Thursday overturned a near $4.5 billion settlement which would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma from any future legal action relating to the opioid epidemic, in a decision that may upend the drugmaker’s bankruptcy reorganization plans.…

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Objections to a historic settlement with Purdue Pharma are mounting in the form of appeals, with Rhode Island's attorney general saying Wednesday the plan doesn't hold the OxyContin maker or its owners accountable for its role in sparking the opioid crisis. Rhode Island appealed Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in…

Can you overdose on fentanyl just from being near it? Over the past few years, a number of police officers have said that they O.D.’d merely from brief exposure to the drug. In 2016, the Drug Enforcement Administration even issued a warning to cops about the dangers of such encounters.…

World 18 Sep, 2021 06:19 AM3 minutes to read Fake pill bottles with messages about OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma are displayed during a protest outside the courthouse where the case was litigated. Photo / AP A judge formally approved a plan Friday to turn OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma into a…