March 02, 2022
The mediator overseeing negotiations for a new Purdue Pharma restructuring plan Wednesday told a New York bankruptcy judge she is extending the talks, citing her authority to take more time if she's involved in drafting terms for a deal.
February 18, 2022
The mediator overseeing negotiations for a new Chapter 11 plan for Purdue Pharma reported Friday that the drugmaker's former owners in the Sackler family have agreed to add more than $1.6 billion to the $4.3 billion settlement they would have paid under the company's prior, scuttled bankruptcy plan.
February 17, 2022
A New York bankruptcy judge Thursday gave Purdue Pharma a two-week extension on an injunction pausing litigation against the company after being told the drugmaker is closing in on an agreement for a new Chapter 11 plan.
February 09, 2022
A New York federal judge on Wednesday approved a belated appeal filed by Canadian entities challenging Purdue Pharma's Chapter 11 plan, hours after Purdue said it had no problem with the appeal going forward before the Second Circuit.
February 08, 2022
Canadian entities are seeking permission to file a late appeal to a New York federal court ruling that vacated Purdue Pharma's Chapter 11 plan, saying Tuesday there are unresolved issues related to their claims that won't be covered by the drugmaker's challenge in the Second Circuit.
February 04, 2022
Purdue Pharma has asked a New York bankruptcy judge for another extension on the opioid litigation injunction that has been in place since it filed for bankruptcy, citing word that a settlement agreement is near on a modified reorganization plan and the considerable work that would follow.
February 01, 2022
A New York bankruptcy judge extended a mediation deadline Tuesday in the Chapter 11 case of Purdue Pharma after the mediator reported the parties were close to a deal that would see members of the Sackler family significantly increase their more than $4.3 billion in payments under the debtor's scuttled plan.
January 03, 2022
Health care and life sciences litigation is already red hot as 2022 begins and appears all but certain to intensify throughout the year as the clock ticks on time-sensitive lawsuits, the U.S. Supreme Court nears the end of its current term and opioid cases generate more trials and fresh drama. Here, Law360 explores five key litigation areas to watch.
December 06, 2021
Members of the Sackler family who own drugmaker Purdue Pharma told a New York federal judge Monday that they did not increase transfers of cash out of the business in the run-up to its 2019 Chapter 11 filing, and instead left the company with more unrestricted cash than ever before at that time.
November 18, 2021
A New York bankruptcy judge approved a request from drugmaker Purdue Pharma LP to reimburse more than $12 million in fees incurred by groups representing government entities in its Chapter 11 plan mediation process, saying the groups made significant contributions to the confirmed plan.