DEA Failed to Punish Distributor Blamed in Opioid Crisis May 25, 2023 By Jim Mustian and Joshua Goodman SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the nation’s largest wholesale drug distributors to...
W.Va. Announces $83 Million Opioid Settlement with Walgreens January 19, 2023 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has settled for $83 million with Walgreens for the pharmacy store chain’s role in...
Teva, AbbVie Finalize $6.6 Billion U.S. Opioid Settlements November 22, 2022 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and AbbVie Inc. have finalized the terms of settlements worth more than $6.6 billion to resolve...
San Francisco Reaches $58M Opioid Settlement with Teva, Allergan July 12, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and AbbVie’s Allergan unit on Tuesday reached a $58 million settlement with the city of San Francisco...
Federal Judges Are Asked to Pave Way for Purdue Pharma Deal May 3, 2022 By Geoff Mulvihill Lawyers for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and many of those who had claims against the company over the toll of...
J&J Settles West Virginia Opioid Litigation for $99M April 19, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it agreed to pay $99 million to settle claims by West Virginia that it...
Walgreens Flooded Florida With Addictive Opioids, Lawyer Tells Jury April 12, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. supplied billions of opioid pills to drug addicts and criminals, contributing to an addiction epidemic in...
Sackler Ruling Could Delay Purdue’s Payment of Billions by Years December 21, 2021 By Tom Hals OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma could be years away from paying billions of dollars to address the U.S. opioid crisis after a...
Judge Begins Ruling on Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan That Shields Sacklers September 1, 2021 By Tom Hals A U.S. judge began delivering his ruling on Wednesday on OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s request to approve its bankruptcy reorganization...
Judge Urges Talks Between Purdue Pharma and Holdout States August 30, 2021 By Geoff Mulvihill A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday urged states that oppose a settlement plan with Purdue Pharma to try to work...