Tag Archives: Sackler Family

The New York Times 6:55 pm on March 25, 2022
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British Museum to Remove Sackler Name From Its Walls

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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The New York Times 8:57 pm on March 10, 2022
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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.

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The New York Times 4:34 pm on March 3, 2022
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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.

#bankruptcies, #compensation-for-damages-law, #office-of-the-united-states-trustee, #opioids-and-opiates, #oxycontin-drug, #purdue-pharma, #sackler-family, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #your-feed-healthcare

The New York Times 10:17 pm on February 18, 2022
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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.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 14, 2022
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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.

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The New York Times 1:07 am on December 17, 2021
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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.

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The New York Times 10:46 pm on September 16, 2021
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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.

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The New York Times 4:07 pm on September 11, 2021
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Betraying the Victims of the Opioid Crisis

The Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case settlement protected the wealthy and ignored those who suffered.

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The New York Times 8:55 pm on September 1, 2021
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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.

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The New York Times 10:02 pm on August 17, 2021
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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.

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The New York Times 12:14 pm on July 10, 2021
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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.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 29, 2021
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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.

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The New York Times 11:19 pm on May 26, 2021
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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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The New York Times 12:12 pm on April 16, 2021
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Dazzling Skies, U.F.O. Sightings and Real-Life Monsters: The Week in Narrated Articles

Five articles from around The Times, narrated just for you.

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The New York Times 4:47 am on March 16, 2021
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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.

#bankruptcies, #opioids-and-opiates, #oxycontin-drug, #purdue-pharma, #sackler-family, #suits-and-litigation-civil

The New York Times 8:03 pm on February 23, 2021
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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.

#bisch-ed, #food-and-drug-administration, #opioids-and-opiates, #oxycontin-drug, #purdue-pharma, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #sackler-family, #united-states-politics-and-government, #woodcock-janet

The New York Times 1:21 am on February 4, 2021
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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.

#addiction-psychology, #deaths-fatalities, #drug-abuse-and-traffic, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #mckinseyco, #opioids-and-opiates, #oxycontin-drug, #pain-relieving-drugs, #purdue-pharma, #sackler-family, #suits-and-litigation-civil

The New York Times 8:28 pm on December 17, 2020
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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.

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The New York Times 6:25 pm on December 5, 2020
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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.

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The New York Times 10:50 pm on November 27, 2020
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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.

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The New York Times 10:03 pm on November 24, 2020
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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.

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The New York Times 12:23 am on October 22, 2020
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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.

#decisions-and-verdicts, #opioids-and-opiates, #oxycontin-drug, #pain-relieving-drugs, #purdue-pharma, #sackler-family, #scioto-county-ohio

The New York Times 9:04 am on July 22, 2020
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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?

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