May 20, 2020
Two dozen states and the District of Columbia have joined calls for a New York federal court to push back the cutoff date for filing claims in the bankruptcy of Purdue Pharma LP, citing the obstacles created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
May 01, 2020
A New York bankruptcy judge told creditors of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma on Friday that they can directly collect bank account information connected with the Sackler family, which owns the company.
April 30, 2020
New York's attorney general told a U.S. bankruptcy court that the Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma LP, have slow-rolled and resisted discovery requests into their financial information.
April 22, 2020
A New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday delayed ruling on a bid by co-defendants in the state's suit against opioid manufacturers and distributors to include bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP on the verdict form, saying it was too early to decide the issue.
April 16, 2020
Purdue Pharma LP on Wednesday asked a New York bankruptcy judge to reject a bid by pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies who are co-defendants in the New York opioid trial to include the OxyContin maker on the verdict form, saying that it could upset negotiations for a global settlement.
April 08, 2020
The New York attorney general on Tuesday asked a bankruptcy court to resume discovery into the finances of the Sackler family, who owns Purdue Pharma LP, saying that her office has already unearthed important information about money transfers the family has made.
March 18, 2020
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.
March 16, 2020
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.
March 05, 2020
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.
March 02, 2020
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.