/tags/sackler-family sackler family en-US Copyright Thu, 03 Mar 2022 18:43:18 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-03-03/purdue-pharma-sacklers-reach-6-billion-deal-with-state-attorneys-general The deal, hashed out over weeks of intense negotiations, raises the amount paid by the Sacklers by more than $1 billion. In exchange, the family members win immunity from civil opioid lawsuits. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 18:43:18 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-03-03/purdue-pharma-sacklers-reach-6-billion-deal-with-state-attorneys-general Brian Mann, Martha Bebinger /2019-12-17/sacklers-withdrew-nearly-11-billion-from-purdue-as-opioid-crisis-mounted According to a court filing Monday, the family pulled about $10.7 billion from Purdue since 2008 — ramping up withdrawals even after executives pleaded guilty to misleading regulators about OxyContin. Tue, 17 Dec 2019 16:43:32 GMT /2019-12-17/sacklers-withdrew-nearly-11-billion-from-purdue-as-opioid-crisis-mounted Colin Dwyer /news-partners/2019-09-11/purdue-pharma-reaches-tentative-deal-to-settle-thousands-of-opioid-lawsuits The pending settlement likely means Purdue will avoid going to trial in the sprawling and complicated case involving some 2,300 local governments across 23 states. Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:21:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-09-11/purdue-pharma-reaches-tentative-deal-to-settle-thousands-of-opioid-lawsuits Bobby Allyn, Brian Mann