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1. www.bbc.co.uk › news › business-54636002Purdue Pharma to plead guilty in $8bn opioid settlement

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   Oct 21, 2020 · The maker of OxyContin painkillers has reached an $8.3bn (£6.3bn) settlement and agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges to resolve a probe of its role in fuelling America's opioid crisis....

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2. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-us-canada-67618641Supreme Court considers $6bn deal that shields Sacklers

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   Dec 4, 2023 · The US Supreme Court has heard fiery arguments over a bankruptcy deal for Purdue Pharma, which may shield the Sackler family from future lawsuits. In 2022 the family agreed to pay $6bn (£4.5bn)...

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3. www.nbcnews.com › politics › supreme-courtSupreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement ...

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   Jun 27, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blew up the massive bankruptcy reorganization of opioid maker Purdue Pharma, finding that the settlement inappropriately included legal protections for...

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4. time.com › 6303583The True Story Behind Netflix's Painkiller | TIME

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   Aug 10, 2023 · For over 15 years, Purdue had already been making and marketing a morphine-based painkiller called MS Contin. Under Richard’s leadership, the pharmaceutical company swapped the morphine...

5. www.nytimes.com › 2024/06/27 › healthPurdue Opioid Settlement on Verge of Collapse After Supreme ...

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   Jun 27, 2024 · The hard-fought settlement of thousands of lawsuits against Purdue Pharma was close to capsizing on Thursday, after the Supreme Court rejected liability protections for the company’s owners,...

6. www.nytimes.com › 2021/09/01 › healthPurdue Pharma Is Dissolved and Sacklers Pay $4.5 Billion to ...

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   Sep 1, 2021 · Purdue Pharma, the maker of the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin, was dissolved on Wednesday in a wide-ranging bankruptcy settlement that will require the company’s owners, members of the...

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   Why did the Supreme Court blow up Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy reorganization?

   • (Error Code: 232011) WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blew up the massive bankruptcy reorganization of opioid maker Purdue Pharma, finding that the settlement inappropriately included legal protections for the Sackler family, meaning that billions of dollars secured for victims is now threatened.

   Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement, threatening

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   What happened to Purdue Pharma's lawsuits?

   • Drew Angerer/Getty Images The hard-fought settlement of thousands of lawsuits against Purdue Pharma was close to capsizing on Thursday, after the Supreme Court rejected liability protections for the company’s owners, members of the billionaire Sackler family.

   Purdue Opioid Settlement on Verge of Collapse After Supreme Court

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   Why did Purdue Pharma plead guilty?

   • The maker of OxyContin painkillers has reached an $8.3bn (£6.3bn) settlement and agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges to resolve a probe of its role in fuelling America's opioid crisis. Purdue Pharma will admit to enabling the supply of drugs "without legitimate medical purpose".

   Purdue Pharma to plead guilty in $8bn opioid settlement

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   Who backed Purdue?

   • At the Supreme Court, various groups representing plaintiffs backed Purdue, including one that includes 1,300 cities, counties and other municipalities and another representing 60,000 people affected by the opioid epidemic. Canadian municipalities and Indigenous First Nations were among those objecting to the settlement.

   Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement, threatening

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   What happened to the Sackler family at Purdue?

   • Purdue flourished under brothers Mortimer and Raymond Sackler, who died in 2010 and 2017, respectively. The family reaped billions and spent lavishly, including on splashy charitable projects. The family told the Supreme Court that it continues to back the settlement.

   Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement, threatening

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   Will Purdue bankruptcy protect the Sackler family from future lawsuits?

   • The US Supreme Court has heard fiery arguments over a bankruptcy deal for Purdue Pharma, which may shield the Sackler family from future lawsuits. In 2022 the family agreed to pay $6bn (£4.5bn) to address opioid addiction, after admitting to its role in selling OxyContin - a drug it knew to be addictive and widely misused.

   Supreme Court considers $6bn deal that shields Sacklers

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8. www.cnn.com › 2024/06/27 › politicsPurdue Pharma opioid settlement that shielded Sackler family ...

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   Jun 27, 2024 · The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a controversial settlement that would have sent billions of dollars to treatment programs and victims of the nation’s opioid epidemic but also shielded the ...