The opioid crisis has been characterized by three distinct waves. The 1990s saw growth in overdose deaths from opioid-based medications, such as Percocet and Oxycontin, as physicians increasingly ...

Purdue Pharma has filed a new bankruptcy plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of the opioid painkiller OxyContin, which would distribute the $7.4 billion to local and state governments ...

Purdue Pharma on Wednesday filed a new bankruptcy reorganization plan to resolve mass lawsuits alleging that the OxyContin maker and its Sackler family owners contributed to the opioid crisis.

Justices will review a $6 billion bankruptcy settlement between Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and the victims and communities ravaged by the opioid crisis. The U.S. attorney for the ...

Activist Ryan Hampton sees a major flaw in the proposed $7.4 billion bankruptcy settlement reached by the OxyContin maker ... over its role in the deadly opioid crisis, Purdue declared bankruptcy ...

Supreme Court hears case that could shield Purdue Pharma owners from opioid lawsuits ... decide on legality of OxyContin maker’s settlement plan with victims of opioid crisis The legality ...