Amid opioid, vaping suits, Kansas looks to curb local action

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Business groups and Kansas’ Republican attorney general are pushing for a state law that could prevent cities, counties and local school districts from suing big corporations such as opioid and vaping products manufacturers. Attorney General Derek Schmidt has worried that a raft of private lawsuits complicates efforts by states to broker... Read More

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Opioids

February 26, 2020

Generic drugmakers sold most opioids during overdose crisis

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals doled out lavish perks for top U.S. employees who hit or beat sales goals for prescription opioids and other drugs: six-figure bonuses and a chance to snag a coveted “President’s Club” award, which could mean vacations to Hawaii, the Caribbean or Mexico. The company placed that same staff in charge of reporting any... Read More

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Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Opioids

February 24, 2020

Opioid settlement still elusive as some lawyers criticize it

State attorneys general are finding a national settlement over the toll of opioids to be elusive, as some lawyers for state and local governments are renewing public criticism of the proposed deal with a group of companies led by the nation’s largest drug distributors. A group of top state lawyers in October announced the framework... Read More

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Opioids

February 24, 2020

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma starts ad campaign for claims

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma launched an ad campaign Monday to tell people harmed by their powerful prescription opioid where they can file claims against the company. The $23.8 million campaign is part of Purdue’s bankruptcy proceedings as it tries to resolve close to 3,000 lawsuits over its role in the opioid crisis. Notifying people who... Read More

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Drugs, Opioids, Purdue Pharma

February 12, 2020

Local governments in Ohio seeking unity in opioid litigation

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dozens of Ohio local government leaders gathered privately in Columbus Tuesday to discuss how to divide millions of dollars from a prospective opioid settlement, potentially positioning them to enter settlement talks with drugmakers as a united front. About 75 mayors, county commissioners and others from around the state attended the meeting,... Read More

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Opioid, Opioids

January 23, 2020

Ex-pharmaceutical exec to be sentenced for pushing opioid

BOSTON (AP) — The founder of an Arizona pharmaceutical company is expected to be sentenced in Boston’s federal court Thursday for his role in a bribery and kickback scheme that prosecutors said helped fuel the opioid crisis. John Kapoor, the 76-year-old former chairman of Insys Therapeutics, was found guilty of racketeering conspiracy last May after... Read More

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John Kapoor, Opioids

January 14, 2020

Oklahoma attorney general sues distributors of opioids

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter on Monday brought a lawsuit against three distributors of opioids after winning a lawsuit against one drug manufacturer and reaching pretrial settlements in other cases. Hunter filed the lawsuit in Cleveland County District Court against Cardinal Health Inc., McKesson Corp. and AmerisourceBergen Corp. “Oklahoma is in... Read More

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Opioids

January 3, 2020

Washington state sues Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state sued Johnson & Johnson on Thursday, claiming the company was negligent when it used deceptive marketing to say the drugs were effective for treating pain and were unlikely to cause addiction. The multinational company that supplies raw materials used to make opiates drove the pharmaceutical industry to recklessly expand the... Read More

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Johnson & Johnson, Opioids

December 27, 2019

Bankruptcy judge thrust into spotlight in Purdue Pharma case

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma warns that real-life court cases don’t unfold like “Perry Mason.” But he’s afraid this one might come to resemble “Dr. Strangelove.” U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain of White Plains, New York, has a reputation for thorough preparation, deep experience handling... Read More

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Opioids, Purdue Pharma

December 18, 2019

Michigan sues opioid distributors under drug dealer law

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Tuesday sued four companies over the deadly painkiller epidemic, becoming what state Attorney General Dana Nessel said is the first state to sue major opioid distributors under a liability law that is typically used to go after drug dealers. The lawsuit was filed in Wayne County and names as... Read More

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Opioids

December 17, 2019

Oklahoma appeals judge’s $465 million order in opioid case

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A judge didn’t order Johnson & Johnson to pay enough when he said the company must pay $465 million to address Oklahoma’s opioid crisis, the state said in an appeal filed Monday. Attorney General Mike Hunter’s office argues the award is only enough to pay for one year of the state’s... Read More

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Johnson & Johnson, Opioids

December 17, 2019

Owners of OxyContin maker paid more after company’s big fine

The wealthy owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma started taking far more money out of the company after it was fined for misleading marketing of the powerful prescription painkiller. A court filing made by the company Monday evening shows Purdue made payments for the benefit of members of the Sackler family who own the company... Read More

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Opioids, OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, Sacklers

December 5, 2019

Judge: Purdue workers should get bonuses, but maybe not CEO

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — More time is needed to sort out whether the CEO of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma should receive a $1.3 million bonus next year, but the company should be allowed to pay about $35 million in bonuses to 682 other employees, the judge overseeing the company’s bankruptcy case said Wednesday. There... Read More

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Opioids

October 31, 2019

Court OKs conviction of pharma executive Shkreli’s ex-lawyer

NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court in New York says the former lawyer of a notorious pharmaceutical executive was properly convicted in a financial fraud case. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected Evan Greebel’s challenge to his December 2017 conviction at a Brooklyn trial. Prosecutors say Greebel helped Shkreli (SHKREL’-ee)... Read More

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Martin Shkreli, Opioids

Amid opioid, vaping suits, Kansas looks to curb local action

Generic drugmakers sold most opioids during overdose crisis

Opioid settlement still elusive as some lawyers criticize it

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma starts ad campaign for claims

Local governments in Ohio seeking unity in opioid litigation

Ex-pharmaceutical exec to be sentenced for pushing opioid

Oklahoma attorney general sues distributors of opioids

Washington state sues Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis

Bankruptcy judge thrust into spotlight in Purdue Pharma case

Michigan sues opioid distributors under drug dealer law

Oklahoma appeals judge’s $465 million order in opioid case

Owners of OxyContin maker paid more after company’s big fine

Judge: Purdue workers should get bonuses, but maybe not CEO

Court OKs conviction of pharma executive Shkreli’s ex-lawyer

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