CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday, an announcement that clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and
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Judge Overturns Purdue Pharma’s $4.5 Billion Opioid Settlement
(George Frey/Reuters) A federal judge in Manhattan has rejected a roughly $4.5 billion settlement that would have shielded the Sackler family, the billionaire former owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, from future lawsuits over opioids. Judge Colleen McMahon of the
Billionaire Sacklers’ immunity threatened as DOJ moves to block opioid deal
Enlarge / PURDUE PHARMA, STAMFORD, Conn. – 2019/09/12: Members of P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) and Truth Pharm staged a protest outside Purdue Pharma headquarters over the recent, controversial opioid settlement. The Department of Justice is fighting to strip the
Dive Into the Opioid Crisis' Origin Story in Eye-Opening Trailer for Hulu's Dopesick
Michael Keaton is ready to shine a spotlight on the dark origin story of America’s opioid crisis. We’re, of course, referring to the Oscar-nominated actor’s new drama for Hulu, Dopesick, which examines how the country’s worst drug epidemic came to be.
Billionaire Sacklers granted lifetime legal immunity in opioid settlement
Enlarge / Friends and family members of people who have died during the opioid epidemic protest against a bankruptcy deal with Purdue Pharmaceuticals that allows the Sackler family to avoid criminal prosecution and to keep billions of dollars in private