Purdue Pharma L.P.

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Case Number:

7:19-bk-23649

Court:

New York Southern

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  1. March 18, 2020

    Purdue, Sacklers Keep Opioid Suit Shield For 6 More Months

    A New York bankruptcy judge agreed on Wednesday to extend an injunction halting opioid lawsuits against Purdue Pharma LP for a further 180 days, dismissing arguments that the stay should not extend to the family that owns the drugmaker.

  2. March 16, 2020

    Sacklers Say Major Purdue Deal Hinges On Longer Ch. 11 Stay

    The family who owns opioid maker Purdue Pharma LP asked a New York bankruptcy court Monday to extend a stay of legal action against them, arguing renewed litigation could sink a settlement that would let the company's assets be used to mitigate the national opioid crisis.

  3. March 05, 2020

    Purdue Wants Ch. 11 To Hold Opioid Cases At Bay Longer

    Bankrupt opioid maker Purdue Pharma LP asked a New York judge late Wednesday to extend a preliminary injunction enacted in its Chapter 11 case that paused thousands of legal actions against the company for its role in the national opioid crisis.

  4. March 02, 2020

    Mediators To Form Plan For Purdue Ch. 11 Claims Distribution

    A New York bankruptcy judge on Monday approved an order setting up mediation between government and private parties with claims in the Purdue Pharma Chapter 11 case to work out how to divide up the estate's billions of dollars in assets.

  5. February 21, 2020

    Purdue Picks Ex-USDA Head As Monitor In Bankruptcy

    Purdue Pharma LP announced on Friday that it has tapped former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to monitor compliance with an injunction in the OxyContin maker's ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

  6. February 12, 2020

    Purdue Wants To Make New Opioid Overdose Drug

    Purdue Pharma LP is seeking bankruptcy court approval to begin developing an injectable treatment to reverse overdoses of fentanyl and other opioids, telling the court that time is of the essence in addressing a public health crisis that many have alleged it helped create.

  7. January 24, 2020

    Bankruptcy Judge OKs $1.3M Bonus For Purdue CEO

    A New York bankruptcy judge ended a monthslong dispute over pay for Purdue Pharmaceutical executives Friday, saying a $1.3 million bonus for the company's CEO is reasonable for the industry.

  8. January 21, 2020

    Purdue, Creditors Ask To Keep Stay On Insurance Arbitration

    Purdue Pharma and its unsecured creditors are asking a New York bankruptcy judge to deny an insurer's request to allow arbitration over how much product liability coverage it owes the drugmaker to proceed, saying it could severely disrupt Purdue's Chapter 11 case.

  9. December 17, 2019

    Sacklers Withdrew $10B From Purdue, Bankruptcy Probe Says

    The Sackler family, owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP, withdrew $10.4 billion from the company since 2008 as the company faced rising scrutiny over its role in the opioid crisis, according to a report filed Monday in New York bankruptcy court.

  10. December 10, 2019

    States Demand Purdue Fight Opioid Crisis With 9-Point Plan

    Two dozen states opposed to Purdue Pharma's opioid crisis settlement are asking the bankrupt OxyContin maker to take nine actions to reduce the number of overdose deaths nationwide, saying that in the first half of 2019 alone in Massachusetts, more than two patients prescribed the drug died from overdoses each week.