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1 Sep 2021, 5:00 am by Michael C. Dorf
That was an essential aspect of their marketing strategy.We can see that the law has no difficulty assigning responsibility in such cases by examining the lawsuits that pushed Purdue Pharma into bankruptcy. [read post]
18 Aug 2021, 1:56 pm by Jon Brodkin
Forty-one-year-old David Sackler, a former Purdue Pharma board member and grandson of one of the company's founders, "vowed in court on Tuesday that the family would walk away from a $4.5 billion pledge to help communities nationwide that have been devastated by the opioid epidemic, unless a judge grants it immunity from all current and future civil claims associated with the company," The New York Times wrote. [read post]
12 Aug 2021, 4:24 pm by Associated Press
NEW YORK — Purdue Pharma’s quest to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin and its other prescription opioid painkillers entered its final phase Thursday with the grudging support of many of those who have claims against the company. [read post]
29 Jul 2021, 9:05 pm by Adam Levitin
I was really struck by a line in the Purdue Pharma plan objection of the Distributors, Manufacturers and Pharmacies (DMP). [read post]
21 Jul 2021, 12:44 pm by Jon L. Gelman
The manufacturers named in the complaint included Purdue Pharma and its affiliates, as well as members of the Sackler Family (owners of Purdue) and trusts they control; Janssen Pharmaceuticals and its affiliates (including its parent company Johnson & Johnson); Mallinckrodt LLC and its affiliates; Endo Health Solutions and its affiliates; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and its affiliates; and Allergan Finance, LLC and its affiliates. [read post]
21 Jul 2021, 11:14 am by Robbie Kenney
Earlier this month, attorney generals from 15 states, including New Jersey, agreed to a $4.5 billion deal with Purdue Pharma for its role in creating the opioid crisis. [read post]
9 Jul 2021, 12:47 pm by Robbie Kenney
The agreement between 15 states, including New Jersey, and Purdue Pharma follows years of legal battles. [read post]
7 Jul 2021, 6:30 am by Stephen Griffin
  Because the prosecution did not go forward as originally planned, the Sacklers and their company, Purdue Pharma, were free to continue selling Oxycontin for years to come, with devastating consequences for the nation. [read post]
3 Jun 2021, 9:53 am by anne
In 1995, eight years after Arthur Sackler’s death, Purdue Pharma, then headed by his nephew, Richard Sackler, brought Oxycontin to market. [read post]
22 May 2021, 3:47 pm by Adam Levitin
Yet last year, 39% of large public company bankruptcy filings ended up before a single judge, Judge David R. [read post]
8 May 2021, 8:42 am by jeffreynewmanadmin
 Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Health sued a global marketing company  Publicis for engaging in unfair and deceptive marketing schemes to help Purdue Pharma sell OxyContinm an addictive painkiller. [read post]
They stated that the plan does not adequately hold Purdue Pharma accountable and called the company a”criminal enterprise. [read post]
The suit uses legal arguments similar to those that proved successful in holding a pharmaceutical company accountable for the community harm caused by the opioid crisis.[2] Despite these important efforts, many obstacles remain to achieving justice in Tulsa. [read post]
10 Feb 2021, 7:13 am by Patrick A. Malone
The firm, which has apologized for its conduct, has agreed to pay $573.9 million in a settlement with 47 states over consulting work it did for multiple Big Pharma companies, notably with Purdue Pharmaceuticals, the maker of the drug OxyContin. [read post]
5 Feb 2021, 12:28 pm by luiza
Documents uncovered in various lawsuits and investigations showed McKinsey’s ongoing work with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 4:40 pm by anne
A $145 million settlement with EHR provider Practice Fusion, Inc., which was alleged to have accepted kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies including Purdue Pharma in exchange for implementing prompts in its EHR system that were designed to increase prescriptions of specific drugs. [read post]
16 Dec 2020, 8:17 am by Patrick A. Malone
The firm has issued a rare public mea culpa for its work with Purdue Pharmaceuticals, a family-run drug maker that has gained notoriety, even among Big Pharma companies, for how it hyped its powerful painkiller OxyContin. [read post]
Pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy charges related to the company’s marketing of OxyContin and other opioid products, admitting its tactics contributed to the nation’s opioid epidemic. [read post]
9 Nov 2020, 5:53 am by Sara E. Teller
The law firm representing Purdue makes a controversial decision to hire ex-Department of Justice attorney involved in the case against the company. [read post]