Purdue Pharma

El fabricante de OxyContin será reemplazado por una nueva empresa con el objetivo de combatir la crisis de los opioides al entrar en vigor el acuerdo legal. Purdue Pharma, fabricante de OxyContin, será disuelta y reemplazada por una compañía enfocada en el bien común para finales de la semana, a medida que entra en vigor un amplio acuerdo legal que resuelve miles de demandas. Un juez federal dictó este martes una sentencia penal a la empresa para resolver una investigación del US Department of Justice, un último paso necesario para despejar el camino hacia el acuerdo. Continuar leyendo...

Under settlement, Sackler family will pay state, local and Native American tribal governments, individual victims and othersSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA judge is expected to sentence OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to forfeit $225m to the US justice department on Tuesday, clearing the way for the company to finalize a settlement of thousands of lawsuits it faces over its role in the opioid crisis.The penalty was agreed to in a 2020 pact to resolve federal civil and criminal investigations it was facing. If the judge signs off, other penalties will not be collected in return for Purdue settling the other lawsuits. Continue reading...