• 수천 건의 소송을 해결하는 광범위한 법적 합의가 발효됨에 따라, OxyContin 제조사인 퍼듀 파마(Purdue Pharma)는 이번 주 말까지 해산되고 오피오이드 위기 해결을 목표로 하는 새로운 공익 기업으로 대체될 예정입니다.
• 화요일, 연방 판사는 미국 법무부의 조사를 해결하기 위해 해당 회사에 형사 판결을 내렸으며, 이는 합의를 위한 마지막 필수 단계였습니다.
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...
• Princeton forward Caden Pierce '26 announced his transfer to Purdue Boilermakers, heading to the Big Ten conference.
• The move follows Princeton women's basketball head coach Carla Berube's departure, prompting a national search for her replacement with three potential candidates in consideration.
• Pierce's transfer highlights shifting dynamics in college basketball rosters amid conference realignments.
• Second-seeded Purdue defeated 11th-seeded Texas 79-77 in the West Region semifinal on March 26 in San Jose, California.
• Trey Kaufman-Renn's tip-in of Braden Smith's miss with 0.07 seconds left secured the win for the Boilermakers.
• Purdue advances to face top-seeded Arizona in the West Region final on March 28 for a Final Four spot in Indianapolis.