Feds: Man sold rapper Mac Miller drugs before overdose death

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he sold counterfeit opioid pills to Mac Miller two days before the rapper died of an overdose. A Drug Enforcement Agency affidavit unsealed after the arrest of Cameron James Pettit alleges that Miller asked him for oxycodone and other drugs, but... Read More

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Mac Miller

September 4, 2019

Judge: Drugmakers, others can face trial over opioids crisis

A federal judge overseeing litigation related to the nation’s opioid epidemic ruled Tuesday that lawsuits targeting Purdue Pharma and other drug companies can move to trial even as the OxyContin maker tries to reach a settlement. The ruling was one of several issued by U.S. District Court Judge Dan Polster, who is preparing for a... Read More

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Opioids

September 3, 2019

Juul Labs facing scrutiny from federal and state officials

WASHINGTON (AP) — With e-cigarette giant Juul Labs facing a mounting number of state and federal investigations into its marketing and sales practices, a top Trump administration official pledged Friday to use all of the government’s regulatory and enforcement power “to stop the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use.” The Associated Press has learned that the... Read More

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Juul Labs

September 3, 2019

Utah man found guilty of running massive opioid ring

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man was convicted Friday of running a multimillion-dollar opioid ring that sent hundreds of thousands of potentially deadly pills across the country in a scheme that authorities said helped fuel the nation’s opioid epidemic. A jury reached the verdict after deliberating about eight hours in the case against... Read More

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Aaron Shamo

September 3, 2019

Some states, towns skeptical over proposed opioid settlement

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to settle some 2,000 lawsuits over their contribution to the national opioid crisis is receiving growing pushback from state and local officials who say the proposed deal doesn’t include enough money or accountability. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong on Friday... Read More

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Opioids

August 30, 2019

Jury deliberating in Utah case involving major opioid ring

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A jury began deliberating Thursday in the case of a Utah man accused of running a multimillion-dollar opioid ring that shipped potentially poisonous, fake prescription drugs across the country, causing at least one fatal overdose. Prosecutors said during closing arguments that Aaron Shamo’s operation helped fuel the nation’s opioid epidemic... Read More

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Opioids

August 30, 2019

Opioid settlement would divide money based on local impact

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The multibillion-dollar settlement that the maker of OxyContin is negotiating to settle a crush of lawsuits over the nation’s opioid crisis contains formulas for dividing up the money among state and local governments across the country, The Associated Press has learned. The formulas would take into account several factors, including opioid... Read More

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Opioid, Opioids

August 30, 2019

Where did the Sacklers move cash from their opioid maker?

Ninety minutes outside London, a turn down a narrow lane leads past fields of grazing cattle to a sign warning “Private Keep Off.” Around an elbow bend, a great stone manor, its formal gardens and tennis court hidden behind thick hedges, commands a 5,000-acre estate. The estate is a pastoral prize — proof of the... Read More

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Opioids

August 28, 2019

As opioid settlements grow, so do questions about the money

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s legal fight against the opioid industry has racked up settlements and judgments of nearly $1 billion, but as the numbers keep rising, so do concerns over how that money will be spent. Experts say the $572 million judgment issued Monday against consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson could pay for... Read More

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Opioid

August 28, 2019

Defendant in major opioid case says he was helping people

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors have called Aaron Shamo the kingpin of a multimillion-dollar drug ring that shipped hundreds of thousands of potentially deadly opioid pills across the country from a suburban Utah basement. Shamo took the witness stand Tuesday at his trial and downplayed his role in the operation that authorities have blamed... Read More

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Aaron Shamo, Opioids

August 28, 2019

OxyContin maker, government attorneys in settlement talks

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State attorneys general and lawyers representing local governments said Tuesday they are in active settlement talks with Purdue Pharma, the maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin that is facing billions of dollars in potential liability for its role in the nation’s opioid crisis. Purdue has been cast by attorneys and addiction... Read More

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Opioids

August 27, 2019

Patriots’ Chung focuses upon football, not cocaine charge

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Having played for the New England Patriots for nine of his 10 NFL seasons, Patrick Chung is well-versed in how his team addresses potential controversies. It doesn’t. So it came as no surprise when Chung offered no information about a charge of cocaine possession brought against him in New Hampshire while... Read More

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Patrick Chung

August 27, 2019

Judge orders drugmaker to pay $572 million in opioid lawsuit

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state’s opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million, more than twice the amount another drug manufacturer agreed to pay in a settlement. Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman’s ruling followed the... Read More

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Opioids

August 27, 2019

What lies ahead following Oklahoma opioid judgment

Oklahoma’s $572 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson will likely be followed by more trials and legal settlements seeking to hold a drug company accountable for a U.S. opioid crisis that has ripped apart lives and communities. Monday’s ruling could help shape negotiations over roughly 1,500 similar lawsuits filed by state, local and tribal governments... Read More

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Opioids

Feds: Man sold rapper Mac Miller drugs before overdose death

Judge: Drugmakers, others can face trial over opioids crisis

Juul Labs facing scrutiny from federal and state officials

Utah man found guilty of running massive opioid ring

Some states, towns skeptical over proposed opioid settlement

Jury deliberating in Utah case involving major opioid ring

Opioid settlement would divide money based on local impact

Where did the Sacklers move cash from their opioid maker?

As opioid settlements grow, so do questions about the money

Defendant in major opioid case says he was helping people

OxyContin maker, government attorneys in settlement talks

Patriots’ Chung focuses upon football, not cocaine charge

Judge orders drugmaker to pay $572 million in opioid lawsuit

What lies ahead following Oklahoma opioid judgment

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