Purdue Pharma L.P.

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Case Number:

7:19-bk-23649

Court:

New York Southern

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  1. November 15, 2019

    Purdue Says Paying States' Costs Will Help Ch. 11 Estate

    Bankrupt drugmaker Purdue Pharma LP told a New York bankruptcy court Friday that its plan to pay the expenses of state governments participating in a settlement of claims related to Purdue's role in the opioid epidemic is a sound exercise of its business judgment and is essential to the Chapter 11 case.

  2. November 14, 2019

    Purdue's Law Firms Must Return Retainers, US Trustee Says

    The U.S. trustee in Purdue Pharma LP's bankruptcy case has objected to the company's bid to let its law firms, including Skadden and Davis Polk, keep the retainers they were paid before Purdue's bankruptcy filing, saying the move unfairly favors those firms over other creditors in the case.

  3. November 13, 2019

    Purdue Claimants Oppose Payment Of Settling States' Costs

    Unsecured creditors and individual claimants in the Purdue Pharma Chapter 11 are asking a New York bankruptcy judge to deny the company permission to pay the legal bills of a group of states that reached a tentative deal with the drugmaker.

  4. November 06, 2019

    Purdue Opioid Suits Put On Hold Until April

    A New York bankruptcy judge hit pause Wednesday on the opioid lawsuits against Purdue Pharma LP until next year after hearing that the drugmaker and the governmental entities suing it had made progress discussing oversight and information-sharing measures.

  5. October 11, 2019

    Purdue Opioid Suits Get One-Month Pause, For Now

    A New York bankruptcy judge Friday put the opioid lawsuits against Purdue Pharma LP on a monthlong hold after the drugmaker and the government bodies suing it agreed to the pause while they try and work out terms for a longer stay.

  6. October 10, 2019

    Court Told Settlement Is The Best Result For Purdue Ch. 11

    Bankrupt opioid maker Purdue Pharma LP again touted its proposed settlement of opioid litigation in a New York bankruptcy court Thursday and claimed individual lawsuits against it and company owners the Sackler family could destroy the value of the estate.

  7. October 10, 2019

    Purdue Docs Show DOJ Deal Is Key To Ch. 11 Settlement

    Bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP has filed a term sheet in New York bankruptcy court detailing a proposed settlement it hopes will resolve thousands of lawsuits over the company's role in the national opioid crisis and calling for a deal to be reached with the federal government.