Pivotal Trial Begins in Texas: Will Johnson & Johnson's Third Talc Bankruptcy Survive?
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez heard opening statements on Tuesday in a two-week trial over the fate of Johnson & Johnson's third talcum powder bankruptcy.
What J&J Is Trying to Achieve in Bankruptcy Court
Johnson & Johnson begins a two-week trial on Feb. 18 over its plan to end tens of thousands of lawsuits filed by women or ...
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Trump's education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what it does
If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants the former wrestling executive ...
Letters: Illinois attorney general is wrong to support the settlement with the Sacklers and Purdue Pharma
Peoples Gas’ System Modernization Program (SMP) is an expensive, ecologically destructive disaster disguised as a safety ...
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U.S. Trustee, Insurers, Object to J&J's $10B Talc Bankruptcy Plan
Purdue Pharma. In that June 27 ruling ... which is part of a Chapter 11 case filed by its subsidiary, Red River Talc, in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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New York attorney general announces new Purdue Pharma opioid crisis settlement
The settlement stems from a multitude of cases filed against the company for its role in promoting highly addictive opioid OxyContin as a safe, non-addictive wonder drug in the late 1990s. According ...
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The opioid crisis is a crime. So addiction treatment should be free.
For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug Administration approved the opioid OxyContin for the treatment of chronic pain.
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Sackler family and Purdue Pharma to pay €7bn as part of opioid accord
Bankrupt Purdue Pharma and its owners have agreed to pay ... The bankruptcy court judge in the Purdue case must approve the deal, which would deliver funds to communities across the US over ...
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Sackler family, Purdue Pharma boost multistate opioid settlement to $7.4B in new agreement
In the latest twist in its efforts to wrap up years of high-profile opioid litigation, the billionaire family behind the now-bankrupt Purdue Pharma ... in fighting future cases, The New York ...
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Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement of lawsuits over OxyContin
Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself ... one branch of the family pledged to defend itself in any cases that are allowed to move ahead, saying ...
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Massachusetts to receive more than $100 million from landmark opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sacklers
The case against Purdue Pharma has been closely watched in Massachusetts ... Leo Beletsky, a professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, said he suspects that ...
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Coalition of states reaches settlement in Purdue Pharma opioid case
A bipartisan coalition of states has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their former company Purdue Pharma over their role in the opioid crisis.