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  • Opioid MDL: U.K.-Based Pharmaceutical Co. To Pay $24M Opioid MDL: U.K.-Based Pharmaceutical Co. To Pay $24M
    12/21/2021 - 08:44
    On Friday 6, Mallinckrodt, a U.K. based pharmaceutical company, said that it would pay $24 million and donate up to $6 million in generic drugs to two Ohio counties to resolve their claims in the upcoming October 21 trial over the opioid…
  • Opioid Crisis: Insys Therapeutics Agrees To Settle For $225M Opioid Crisis: Insys Therapeutics Agrees To Settle For $225M
    12/21/2021 - 11:35
    Insys Therapeutics Inc. has agreed to pay $225M to end criminal and civil investigations imposed by the federal government over allegations that the company bribed doctors to prescribe a powerful and addictive opioid spray.The company had…
  • Purdue's Motion To Dismiss Opioid Marketing Case Rejected Purdue's Motion To Dismiss Opioid Marketing Case Rejected
    12/17/2021 - 08:33
    Merrimack County Superior Court Judge John Kissinger rejected Purdue Pharma's motion to dismiss claims filed against it over opioid’s deceptive marketing in New Hampshire.The county judge asserted that Purdue Pharma purposely downplayed the…
  • $216M Settlement For Arkansas In Opioid MDL $216M Settlement For Arkansas In Opioid MDL
    12/09/2021 - 08:13
    Attorney General Leslie Rutledge of Arkansas announced a deal with opioid manufacturers and distributors that requires the drugmakers to pay $216 million to Arkansas in the opioid MDL.Three major pharmaceutical distributors, Cardinal,…
  • CDC Warns About Gastroschisis Risk Linked To Opioid Use CDC Warns About Gastroschisis Risk Linked To Opioid Use
    12/20/2021 - 11:45
    According to a study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on January 18 in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), there exists a possible link between opioid prescription rates and a birth defect…
  • Purdue Pharma Faces New York Lawsuit On Opioid Epidemic Purdue Pharma Faces New York Lawsuit On Opioid Epidemic
    12/21/2021 - 13:28
    The owners of Purdue Pharma LP faces New York lawsuit claiming that they triggered the U.S. opioid epidemic. The state judge denied the defendant's request to dismiss the lawsuit filed by several counties in New York.According to the New…
  • OxyContin Maker To Plead Guilty And Pay $8.3B Over DOJ Probe OxyContin Maker To Plead Guilty And Pay $8.3B Over DOJ Probe
    12/22/2021 - 14:38
    Purdue Pharma LP, the pharmaceutical company owned by the Sackler family and the manufacturer of OxyContin, agreed to plead guilty to three criminal charges over its involvement in fueling the opioid crisis in the U.S. The company will also…
  • Opioid Lawsuit: Judge Permits Purdue To Pay States' Costs Opioid Lawsuit: Judge Permits Purdue To Pay States' Costs
    12/20/2021 - 10:35
    On Tuesday, Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain approved OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's request to reimburse millions of dollars in legal fees for states, along with a condition that the manufacturer will help victims of the opioid crisis.During…
  • Purdue Pharma’s Bankruptcy Filing Might Delay Opioid Trial Purdue Pharma’s Bankruptcy Filing Might Delay Opioid Trial
    12/20/2021 - 13:52
    On March 4, Monday,  Reuters reported that Purdue Pharma was considering to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy,  as it faces over 2,000 lawsuits over allegations that it contributed to America’s deadly opioid epidemic.The decision would mean…
  • 23 States To Support Purdue's Opioid Settlement Deal 23 States To Support Purdue's Opioid Settlement Deal
    12/21/2021 - 08:40
    Twenty-three states and three territories have agreed to Purdue Pharma's multibillion-dollar settlement deal over the claims that the drugmaker illegally marketed opioid painkillers.According to the current proposal, the OxyContin maker and…