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  • 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…
  • Connecticut AG Commits $300M In Opioid Crisis Connecticut AG Commits $300M In Opioid Crisis
    12/09/2021 - 07:20
    Connecticut's attorney general has committed to getting $300 million for the state from the $26 billion opioid settlement offered by the pharmaceutical distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson (J&J).Attorney General William Tong…
  • 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…
  • Opioid 'Negotiation Class' Likely To Be Approved Opioid 'Negotiation Class' Likely To Be Approved
    12/21/2021 - 11:31
    On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster indicated that he would likely approve the first-of-its-kind "negotiation class" proposed to seek a global settlement with drug companies accused of the opioid crisis.The negotiation class…
  • JPML Denies Separate MDL For Opioid-addicted Babies JPML Denies Separate MDL For Opioid-addicted Babies
    12/20/2021 - 08:40
    In an order issued on December 7, 2018, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation denied a separate MDL track to class action lawsuits brought by the nation's opioid-addicted babies. The plaintiffs' bid for a single opioid infant…
  • J&J Appeals On Oklahoma Judge's $572M Order J&J Appeals On Oklahoma Judge's $572M Order
    12/21/2021 - 07:51
    Johnson & Johnson (J&J) filed an appeal with the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday over an Oklahoma judge's $572 million order against the company and its subsidiaries for fueling the state's opioid crisis.Cleveland County…