Opioid Crisis
FinanceAll 50 states agree to OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan for Sackler family to pay up to $7 billion to settle opioid epidemic lawsuits
By Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated PressJune 18, 2025
FinancePurdue Pharma makes new offer to settle lawsuits over Oxycontin opioid crisis, and it includes up to $7 billion cash from the Sacklers
By Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated PressMarch 19, 2025
PoliticsCanada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar as part of deal with Trump to avoid 25% tariffs
By The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2025
By The Associated Press and Jesse BedaynFebruary 4, 2025
By Bloomberg and Gerry SmithJanuary 31, 2025
HealthPurdue Pharma and Sackler family to pay $7.4 billion in revised settlement of lawsuits over OxyContin opioid toll
By Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2025
RetailKentucky reaches $110 million deal with Kroger to settle its opioid lawsuit—‘This massive grocery chain…allowed the fire of addiction to spread’
By The Associated PressJanuary 10, 2025
HealthOhio Supreme Court says counties can’t sue pharmacy chains in decision that could overturn a $650 million opioid judgment
By Julie Carr Smyth and The Associated PressDecember 11, 2024
PoliticsThe Supreme Court just rejected a deal with the maker of OxyContin that would have shielded the billionaire Sackler family from liability—but provided billions of dollars to fight opioids
By The Associated Press and Mark ShermanJune 27, 2024
HealthArkansas is suing pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Optum, accusing them of fueling the state’s opioid crisis
By Andrew DeMillo and The Associated PressJune 25, 2024
PoliticsFrustrated by high drug prices, California will offer its own version of heavily discounted Narcan to stop fentanyl overdoses
By Adam Beam and The Associated PressApril 29, 2024
HealthOxyContin marketer and opioid maker announce $500m in settlements to avoid trials on their responsibility for crisis
By Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated PressFebruary 2, 2024
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