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

October 31, 2019

Purdue Pharma paid CEO $9M in year before bankruptcy

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma paid its CEO $9 million and its board chairman nearly $4 million in the 12 months before the company’s bankruptcy filing last month, according to recently filed financial documents. Five other board members overseeing the private company were paid a combined $3.7 million over that span. Purdue, a privately held company... Read More

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Opioids, Purdue Pharma

October 25, 2019

Governor: Ohio making plans to divide future opioid dollars

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some 100 lawyers and government officials from across Ohio have made a “positive start” on deciding how millions of dollars that communities might receive through national opioid litigation settlements should be spent, said Gov. Mike DeWine. DeWine said a meeting he convened Wednesday involving the state attorney general, lawyers for cities... Read More

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Opioids

October 22, 2019

$260 million deal averts 1st federal trial on opioid crisis

CLEVELAND (AP) — The nation’s three biggest drug distributors and a major drugmaker agreed to an 11th-hour, $260 million settlement Monday over the terrible toll taken by opioids in two Ohio counties, averting the first federal trial over the crisis. The trial, involving Cleveland’s Cuyahoga County and Akron’s Summit County, was seen as a critical... Read More

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Opioids

October 21, 2019

Companies reach $260 million deal to settle opioids lawsuit

CLEVELAND (AP) — The nation’s three biggest drug distributors and a major drugmaker reached a $260 million settlement with two Ohio counties over the deadly havoc wreaked by opioids, just hours before the first federal trial over the crisis was about to begin Monday. The settlement means the closely watched trial will not move forward... Read More

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Opioids

October 7, 2019

Victims gain a voice to help guide Purdue Pharma bankruptcy

Victims of opioid addiction weren’t in the room when OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma persuaded half the state attorneys general to settle claims over the company’s role in the nationwide overdose epidemic. Now that Purdue is in federal bankruptcy court, four people whose lives were touched by addiction have important seats at the table — and... Read More

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Opioids, Purdue Pharma

October 3, 2019

Cities push opioid lawsuits against family that owns Purdue

Local government lawsuits against the family that owns Purdue Pharma should be allowed to proceed even as the company attempts to reach a nationwide settlement in bankruptcy court over the toll of the opioids crisis, according to a court filing on Wednesday. The filing by 19 cities and towns in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and... Read More

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Opioids, Purdue Pharma

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

Purdue Pharma paid CEO $9M in year before bankruptcy

Governor: Ohio making plans to divide future opioid dollars

$260 million deal averts 1st federal trial on opioid crisis

Companies reach $260 million deal to settle opioids lawsuit

Victims gain a voice to help guide Purdue Pharma bankruptcy

Cities push opioid lawsuits against family that owns Purdue

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