Home Depot Links Thefts to Opioid Crisis December 11, 2019 By Matthew Boyle Home Depot Inc. executives said the nation’s opioid crisis could be contributing to an unexpected surge in thefts from its...
U.S. Appeals Court Will Not Disqualify Judge in Opioid Cases or Delay Trial October 10, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Thursday cleared the way for a landmark trial over the nation’s opioid crisis, rejecting a...
Purdue’s Sacklers Get Closer to an Opioid Trial in Massachusetts October 9, 2019 By Erik Larson Purdue Pharma LP’s billionaire owners, the Sackler family, are a step closer to a trial in Massachusetts over their role...
Cost of Opioid Crisis ‘Dwarfs’ Drugmakers’ Resources, N.Y. Says October 8, 2019 By Erik Larson The public cost of coping with the opioid crisis in the U.S. “dwarfs” the combined resources of the companies sued...
Purdue, Sacklers Seek to Use Bankruptcy as Shield From Suits October 4, 2019 By Erik Larson and Steven Church The first big fight in Purdue Pharma LP’s bankruptcy case is taking shape as states and cities across the U.S....
Purdue Opioid Deal May Be Worth Less Than Drugmaker Promised September 20, 2019 By Erik Larson and Jef Feeley Purdue Pharma LP’s deal to escape thousands of lawsuits over its role in the U.S. opioid crisis may provide less...
Viewpoint: Will Purdue’s Bankruptcy Engulf Its Owners? September 18, 2019 By Tyler Cowen The bankruptcy of Purdue Pharma LP lays bare a distinction that the internet is making it more and more difficult...
Purdue’s Bankruptcy Deal Has Holes the Size of 24 States September 17, 2019 By Steven Church and Jeremy Hill If Purdue Pharma LP wants its bankruptcy plan to work, it’ll have to find a way to halt the kind...
OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Files for Bankruptcy to Wipe Out 2,000 Lawsuits September 16, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Steven Church Purdue Pharma LP filed for bankruptcy with a more than $10 billion plan to settle claims that it fueled the...
Purdue Opioid Deal Pits State Against State on Epidemic Cost September 13, 2019 By Erik Larson and Katherine Doherty Purdue Pharma LP, maker of the highly addictive Oxycontin painkiller, is pitting state against state with its offer of about...