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Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to three felonies with respect to its marketing and distribution of OxyContin. The plea, the Journal says, means that Purdue is no longer facing action from the US government, given last week's settlement with the Justice Department. The New York Times <https://www.nytimes
efeating the opioid crisis." The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/purdue-pharma-opioid-crisis-guilty-plea- 5704ad896e964222a011f053949e0cc0> (11/24, Mulvihill) reports the plea means that Purdue Pharma is "formally admitting its role in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of de
achusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (D) said, "No one's going to jail, no one's going to prison, and worse yet, they've set up a situation where Purdue's going to be able to continue on." The deal "has to be approved by a judge, but the Department of Justice says that money will go to redressing pas
AP <https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-business-criminal-investigations-opioids-epidemics- 5f0679ffee1457761696a94b64abc9c2> (10/21, Balsamo, Mulvihill) reports that Purdue Pharma is "the company behind the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidem
chusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (D) said, "No one's going to jail, no one's going to prison, and worse yet, they've set up a situation where Purdue's going to be able to continue on." The deal "has to be approved by a judge, but the Department of Justice says that money will go to redressing pas
tors said the agreement did not preclude the filing of criminal charges against Purdue executives or individual Sacklers." The AP (10/21, Balsamo, Mulvihill) reports that Purdue Pharma is "the company behind the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin that experts say helped touch off an opioid epide
Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to three felonies with respect to its marketing and distribution of OxyContin. The plea, the Journal says, means that Purdue is no longer facing action from the US government, given last week's settlement with the Justice Department. The New York Times (11/24, Benner, 18.
n added, "Today's convictions underscore the department's commitment to its multipronged strategy for defeating the opioid crisis." The AP (11/24, Mulvihill) reports the plea means that Purdue Pharma is "formally admitting its role in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of de
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