Purdue Pharma Judge Declines To Stay Chapter 11 Plan

By Alex Wittenberg · February 12, 2026, 5:43 PM EST

A New York bankruptcy judge on Thursday denied motions by personal injury claimants in the Purdue Pharma LP case to stay the opioid maker's Chapter 11 plan, ruling that delaying the...

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Summary

Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy after reaching a settlement deal to end over 2,600 lawsuits that accused the maker of OxyContin of fueling a national opioid addiction crisis. In June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Purdue's Chapter 11 plan finding non-debtor third parties, like Purdue's former owners the Sackler family, aren't authorized to receive non-consensual liability waivers under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Case Number

19-bk-23649

Judge

Sean H. Lane

Venue

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

Capital Structure

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Case Information

Case Title

Purdue Pharma L.P.

Case Number

7:19-bk-23649

Court

New York Southern

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

September 15, 2019

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