The investigations come after The New York Times found that thousands of drivers were crushed under debt they could not repay. Source: NYT > Business – BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL
The Giants at the Heart of the Opioid Crisis
Civil suits filed by three states accuse pharmaceutical distributors of flooding the country with opioids while devising systems to evade regulators. Source: NYT > Business – DANNY HAKIM, WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and RONI CARYN RABIN
Lawsuits Lay Bare Sackler Family’s Role in Opioid Crisis
Three generations of the Sackler family were deeply involved in running Purdue Pharma and knew of opioid abuse risks, according to lawsuits. Source: NYT > Business – DANNY HAKIM, RONI CARYN RABIN and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
Purdue Pharma Will Settle Major Opioid Lawsuit
The Oklahoma attorney general will announce details Tuesday afternoon. A trial of other opioid manufacturers is still scheduled to proceed. Source: NYT > Business – JAN HOFFMAN