opioids News

Chubb Loses Bid to Enforce D&O Coverage Exclusions in Opioid-Related Case

A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled against a Chubb subsidiary in an attempt to rid itself of defense-cost obligations in opioid-related litigation by enforcing two policy exclusions. According to court documents in U.S. District Court for the Middle …

Drugmaker Mallinckrodt Files for Second Bankruptcy in the US

Drugmaker Mallinckrodt on Monday filed for its second bankruptcy in three years in the United States, with a restructuring plan that would cut $1 billion from what it owes to victims of the opioid crisis. The Ireland-based company initiated Chapter …

Drugmaker Mallinckrodt Moves Toward Second Bankruptcy Filing

Mallinckrodt on Tuesday said it was preparing to seek bankruptcy protection for the second time in three years after struggling to make a required $200 million settlement payment to opioid victims. The drugmaker, one of the largest makers of opioids, …

Supreme Court Halts Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Settlement Pending Review

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a challenge by President Joe Biden’s administration to the legality of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement, putting on hold a deal that would shield its wealthy Sackler family owners from …

Purdue Asks Supreme Court Not to Block Opioid Settlement During Appeal

Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to delay its multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy settlement resolving thousands of lawsuits against it over the opioid epidemic. The department’s bankruptcy watchdog last …

Teva Agrees to Pay $126M to US Hospitals Over Opioids

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has agreed to pay up to $126 million to U.S. hospitals over 18 years to settle claims that its marketing of opioid drugs raised the hospitals’ operating costs. As part of the proposed settlement, disclosed in …

DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Delay Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Settlement

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Purdue Pharma from proceeding with a bankruptcy settlement that protects its Sackler family owners from lawsuits. An appeals court rejected a proposed delay earlier this week, …

Mallinckrodt Gets Second Extension on Opioid Settlement Payment

Mallinckrodt Plc has for the second time reached an agreement to further delay a $200 million opioid settlement payment that was due earlier this month as the company continues to evaluate its options for addressing its debt load. The drugmaker …

McKinsey Creates New Ethics Role After $641 Million Opioid Fallout

McKinsey & Co. is beefing up its ethics department after a series of high-profile controversies, including helping Purdue Pharma LP “turbocharge” opioid sales. The management consulting giant is hiring for a newly created position with its global “ethics allegations management …

For Groups Fighting Opioid Crisis, Settlement Money Can Be Hard to Come By

Companies accused of fueling the U.S. opioid crisis have so far paid out more than $3 billion to compensate states, but has any of the money reached the people who need it? It depends where you live. Yes, if you’re …