Category: Purdue

Purdue Bankruptcy Judge Extends Temporary Litigation Shield for Sacklers

A bankruptcy judge has extended temporary protections against opioid-related litigation for the Sackler family members who own Purdue Pharma until Feb. 1 after another judge overturned the OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy settlement this month. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain in White Plains, New York, extended the litigation shield on Wednesday, giving Purdue and the Sacklers time…


No. 3 Purdue Uses Size to Overpower Butler in 77–48 Rout

INDIANAPOLIS—Zach Edey and Trevion Williams swapped roles for No. 3 Purdue on Saturday. If anything, it made the Boilermakers even more dangerous. Edey came off the bench for the first time this season, posted a double-double in the first half, and his presence helped open up the Boilermakers’ 3-pointers in a 77–48 rout over Butler…


No. 1 Purdue Loses to Rutgers on Half-Court Buzzer Beater by Ron Harper Jr.

Recently crowned No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers (8–1) visited the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5–4) on Thursday night at Piscataway, New Jersey, and came away with a heart-wrenching 70–68 loss on Ron Harper Jr.’s 40-foot shot with less than a second remaining.  Coming into the game, Rutgers was a huge underdog as they had just lost by 35…


Publicis Loses Bid to Escape Massachusetts Opioid Marketing Lawsuit

BOSTON—A unit of French advertising company Publicis Groupe SA on Friday lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit by Massachusetts’ attorney general claiming it helped OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic. Publicis Health had called Attorney General Maura Healey’s lawsuit an unprecedented attempt to sue an advertising agency over a manufacturer’s…


Judge Set to Rule on Purdue Pharma’s Opioid Settlement Plan

A federal bankruptcy judge is expected to rule Wednesday on whether to accept a settlement between OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, the states and thousands of local governments over an opioid crisis that has killed a half-million Americans over the last two decades. If Judge Robert Drain confirms the plan, estimated to be valued at $10…