Potential $7.4B Purdue Pharma opioid settlement frustrates some victims
Opioid victims are not getting a "fair shake" in potential $7.4 billion settlement, a claimant in the Purdue Pharmacy ...
Statement of Purdue Pharma to 60 Minutes
Prior to 60 Minutes' March 9, 2025 broadcast, which featured correspondent Cecilia Vega's report on the Purdue Pharma ...
Claimant says opioid victims won't get justice in proposed Purdue settlement
Here's why people alleging Purdue Pharma's opioids harmed them may not see much of the proposed $7.4 billion settlement in a bankruptcy case.
JD Supra2d
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Confirms Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases May Be Recognized Under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code
A recent Bankruptcy Court decision granted recognition to a Mexican concurso mercantile and gave full force and effect to a Mexican concurso plan ...
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Did court candidate Schimel not join 71 Wisconsin counties in suing Purdue Pharma?
"71 out of 72 Wisconsin counties filed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma. Brad Schimel refused to join them," the ad states. That refers to litigation launched around 2017 in Wisconsin and nationwide ...
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Did Brad Schimel not join 71 of 72 Wisconsin counties that sued during opioid epidemic?
Local governments began suing pharmaceutical companies such as Purdue Pharma in 2017. Brad Schimel was the state attorney general during that time frame, not working at the Waukesha County level.
The Chronicle1d
NC’s multibillion-dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma adds to Durham County’s effort to combat opioid crisis
North Carolina recently reached a multibillion-dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma, the producer of the addictive painkiller oxycontin, as the latest in a series of targeted efforts over the past ...
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Purdue Pharma says Sackler opioid payment could grow to $7 billion
NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Purdue Pharma told a U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday that it will finalize a new bankruptcy plan in March, with the company's Sackler family owners potentially paying ...
Liability Shields Gain Ground in International Bankruptcy Cases
A New York bankruptcy judge’s recognition of a Mexican lender’s foreign restructuring with nonconsensual liability releases ...