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September 19, 2019 at 1:55 pm

Who are the Sacklers, the family behind maker of OxyContin?

For a family with its name on a wing of one of the world's most famous museums and a school at a prestigious university, members... Updated 2:40 pm

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September 18, 2019 at 5:37 pm

Purdue Pharma asks judge to stop lawsuits against Sacklers

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma on Wednesday asked a bankruptcy court judge to halt all lawsuits against the company and its former directors, including members of...

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FILE – In this July 20, 2007, file photo, Ed Bisch, left, and other demonstrators march along Main Street in Abingdon, Va., to raise awareness about the abuse of OxyContin. Some of the money in Purdue Pharmaâ€™s proposed multibillion-dollar opioid settlement would come from the continued sale of opioids. â€œItâ€™s disgraceful,â€ said Ed Bisch, who was among the first parents to take on Purdue. His son died of an OxyContin overdose at 18 in 2001. â€œIf they keep on selling OxyContin, thereâ€™s going to be more and more accidental addicts.â€ (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP, File) VABRI848 VABRI848

September 17, 2019 at 11:55 am

‘Blood money’? Purdue settlement would rely on opioid sales

The tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would raise money to help clean up the opioid mess by ... selling more OxyContin. That...

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September 15, 2019 at 11:09 pm

Can Purdue Pharma’s opioid settlement win judge’s approval? VIEW

BOSTON (AP) — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has embarked on a multibillion-dollar plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the nation's deadly opioid crisis by...

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September 13, 2019 at 3:03 pm

States split by party on accepting Purdue Pharma settlement

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The opioid crisis has hit virtually every pocket of the U.S., from rural towns in deeply conservative states to big cities in...

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September 12, 2019 at 9:05 pm

What a Purdue Pharma bankruptcy means for the Sackler family

Purdue Pharma could be heading for bankruptcy but the extent to which it would affect the Sackler family fortunes remains unclear. The company, which makes...

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September 11, 2019 at 9:12 pm

Chaotic talks show challenge of reaching opioid settlement VIEW

For months, the judge overseeing national litigation over the opioids crisis urged all sides to reach a settlement that could end thousands of lawsuits filed...

FILE – This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Purdue, the maker of OxyContin, is facing about 2,500 lawsuits seeking to hold it accountable for the opioid crisis, which has killed more than 400,000 people in the U.S. since 2000. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File) NY502 NY502

September 11, 2019 at 11:59 am

Tentative opioids settlement falls short of nationwide deal

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A tentative settlement announced Wednesday over the role Purdue Pharma played in the nation's opioid addiction crisis falls short of the...

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September 8, 2019 at 5:10 am

Purdue Pharma says settlement talks in opioid cases not over

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and lawyers representing local governments both said Sunday that they're interested in continuing negotiations to settle lawsuits over the toll of...

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September 7, 2019 at 2:24 pm

Email: Opioid talks fail, Purdue bankruptcy filing expected

CLEVELAND (AP) — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is expected to file for bankruptcy after settlement talks over the nation's deadly overdose crisis hit an impasse,...

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