The decision comes just months after the Metropolitan Museum of Art said it would remove the family’s name from seven exhibition spaces.
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‘You Murdered My Daughter’: Relatives of OxyContin Victims Confront the Sacklers
It was the first time, after years of lawsuits, that the family that owns Purdue Pharma was forced to hear directly from families who had lost loved ones to addiction.
Sacklers and Purdue Reach Settlement as Opioids Crisis Continues
The agreement brought holdout states on board, and would settle thousands of lawsuits over the company’s and family’s roles in the opioid epidemic. The Sacklers agreed to pay an extra billion dollars.
Sacklers Raise Their Offer to Settle Opioid Lawsuits by More Than $1 Billion
But they continue to insist on protection from civil liability claims over opioids, an unusual and controversial measure that derailed a previous deal.
How the Sacklers Got Away With It
Patrick Radden Keefe discusses how the family that helped create an overdose crisis that’s killed hundreds of thousands of Americans has escaped accountability.
Judge Overturns Purdue Pharma’s Opioid Settlement
The ruling said the company’s owners, members of the Sackler family, could not receive protection from civil lawsuits in return for a $4.5 billion contribution.
U.S. Seeks to Block Bankruptcy Plan That Would Free Sacklers From Opioid Claims
The Justice Department has been appealing the deal, approved earlier this month.
Betraying the Victims of the Opioid Crisis
The Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case settlement protected the wealthy and ignored those who suffered.
Purdue Pharma Is Dissolved and Sacklers Pay $4.5 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims
The ruling in bankruptcy court caps a long legal battle over the fate of a company accused of fueling the opioid epidemic and the family that owns it.
Sacklers Threaten to Pull Out of Purdue Pharma Opioids Settlement
In a rare court appearance, David Sackler said he and his family would withdraw their pledge to pay $4.5 billion, unless they are granted broad legal immunity.
15 States Reach a Deal With Purdue Pharma Over Opioids
The states, including Massachusetts and New York, agreed to drop opposition to the bankruptcy organization plan of the company, the maker of OxyContin.
An Opioid Case Like No Other: New York vs the Entire Supply Chain
New York’s sweeping lawsuit is the first opioid case in which a jury rather than a judge will decide the outcome.
Judge Clears Purdue Pharma’s Restructuring Plan for Vote by Thousands of Claimants
The ruling was a milestone in yearslong efforts to make the OxyContin manufacturer pay for its role in the opioid crisis, but some plaintiffs feel the plan doesn’t go far enough.
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Purdue Pharma Offers Plan to End Sackler Control and Mounting Lawsuits
The OxyContin maker filed its long-awaited restructuring plan in bankruptcy court. Revenue from the new company would go exclusively to abating the opioid crisis.
He Lost His Son to an Overdose. Now He’s Taking On the ‘Top Drug Cop.’
One activist is asking the Biden administration to remember the failures that led to the opioid epidemic as it chooses the next head of the F.D.A.
McKinsey Settles for $573 Million Over Role in Opioid Crisis
The consulting firm has reached the agreement with 47 states because of its advice to drugmakers, including Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin.
Sacklers Deny Personal Responsibility for Opioid Epidemic in House Hearing
It was the first time in years that members of the family that owns Purdue Pharma have taken questions publicly, and the exchanges were tense.
The Sacklers’ Last Poison Pill
A trapdoor in the Justice Department deal with the family’s company might enable them to escape a full accounting of their part in the opioid epidemic.
McKinsey Proposed Paying Pharmacy Companies Rebates for OxyContin Overdoses
Court filings reveal consultants’ talk of a records purge during the opioid crisis, and shed new light on sales advice given to the billionaire Sackler family and their drug company, Purdue Pharma.
Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Role in Opioid Crisis
The admission in federal court brought a formal end to a major investigation that resulted in a multibillion-dollar settlement between the drug maker and the government.
Purdue Pharma Plea Offers Little Solace to Survivors of Opioid Crisis
The company, which produced OxyContin, faces penalties of $8.3 billion. But families of those addicted are skeptical of the tangible benefits.
The Sacklers Could Get Away With It
The family behind Purdue Pharma made a fortune on the opioid epidemic. Will they ever truly face justice?