Purdue Pharma Files Guilty Plea, Agrees to Pay $8.3 Billion in Opioid Compensation
Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of opioid painkiller OxyContin, recently reached an agreement with the Department of Justice pending approval by a bankruptcy court. The agreement serves as the first step in resolving a protracted legal battle over the drug manufacturer’s role in the country’s opioid epidemic. The drugmaker pleaded guilty to a wide range of […]
Opioid Lawsuits Generating Hefty Payouts and Controversies
Did you know that at least 115 Americans lose their lives to opioid every day? Furthermore, hundreds of thousands of others are struggling with opioid dependency. Sadly, the epidemic cuts across all demographics, with more than 500,000 opioid-related deaths recorded in the country between 2000 and 2016. The rising number of casualties led to the […]
