The Sackler family is an American family who owned the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma and later founded Mundipharma. [1] Purdue Pharma, and some members of the family, have faced lawsuits regarding overprescription of …

Jan 23, 2025 · The Sackler family will pay the vast majority of the settlement — a total of $6.5 billion over 15 years — while Purdue will pay nearly $900 million up front, if it's approved by the court.

Dec 5, 2023 · Netflix's "Painkiller" follows the controversial Sackler family as they develop the drug OxyContin. On the six-episode drama, none of the Sackler family members face legal...

Jan 23, 2025 · Court filings allege the Sackler family was long aware of the legal risks, and withdrew some $11bn from the company in the decade before its bankruptcy. They stashed much of the money overseas ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Sackler Family Will Pay up to $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; their Company, Purdue Pharma, Will Pay Nearly $900 Million. HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement, in principle, with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue …

Jan 23, 2025 · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. (“Purdue”) …

6 days ago · Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, have reached a $7.4bn settlement with US states to resolve a long-running legal saga involving the pain medication Oxycontin and its role in fuelling the opioid epidemic in the country. The settlement is the nation’s largest to date with individuals responsible for contributing to the opioid ...