Sackler family - Wikipedia
The Sackler family is an American family who owned the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma and later founded Mundipharma. [1] Purdue Pharma, and some members of the family, have faced lawsuits regarding overprescription of …
Sackler Family: Where Are They Now, Who Went to Jail? - Business Insider
Dec 5, 2023 · Netflix's "Painkiller" follows the controversial Sackler family as they develop the drug OxyContin. On the six-episode drama, none of the Sackler family members face legal...
Richard Sackler - Wikipedia
Richard Stephen Sackler (born March 10, 1945) [1] is an American businessman and physician who was the chairman and president of Purdue Pharma, a former company best known as the developer of OxyContin, whose role in the opioid epidemic in the United States became the subject of many lawsuits and fines, filing for bankruptcy in 2019.
Purdue Pharma, Sackler family members reach new opioid …
9 hours ago · The deal, agreed to by Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family members who own the company and lawyers representing state and local governments and thousands of victims of the opioid crisis, represents an increase of more than $1 billion over a previous settlement deal that was rejected last year by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Supreme Court blocks $6 billion opioid settlement that would …
Aug 11, 2023 · The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Purdue Pharma from going forward with bankruptcy proceedings, which the Biden administration has called an “unprecedented” arrangement that would ultimately...
Sacklers Up Their Offer to Settle Purdue Opioids Cases, With a …
9 hours ago · New York could receive as much as $250 million, she said. “The Sackler family relentlessly pursued profit at the expense of vulnerable patients and played a critical role in starting and fueling ...
Sackler family | Brothers, OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, Opioid …
Jan 14, 2025 · The Sackler family is the owner of the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma, known for developing the highly addictive drug OxyContin.
Attorney General James Secures $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma …
9 hours ago · Members of the Sackler family included in the settlement in principle include the eight heirs of Purdue founders Raymond and Mortimer Sackler who served on the Board of Purdue: Richard, Kathe, Mortimer Jr., Ilene, David, and Theresa Sackler; and the estates of Jonathan and Beverly Sackler. In addition, their associated trusts, advisers, and ...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures - Office of the Attorney ...
4 days ago · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. (“Purdue”) …
An Appeals Court Gave the Sacklers Legal Immunity. Here’s What …
May 31, 2023 · On Tuesday, a federal appeals court granted members of the billionaire Sackler family a legal golden key that they had been seeking for nearly four years: The Sacklers will be shielded from all...