While greed is commonly dismissed as simple selfishness, pathological greed involves the insatiable pursuit of wealth beyond any reasonable need. This form of greed has become increasingly prevalent ...

Nationwide, more than $50 billion in opioid settlement money is expected to flow over two decades to states and local governments. They are handing the funds differently, and some have faced criticism ...

(WJET/WFXP) — Purdue Pharma asked a bankruptcy judge late Tuesday to consider the latest version of its plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller ...

From 2023 to 2025, Tennessee’s 95 counties received $86.8M in opioid abatement funds. The state has paused public reporting on how the funds are being spent as it works on a new tracking system. Drug ...

Attorney General Hilgers today announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its ...

The $7.5 billion opioid settlement involving Purdue Pharma took a major step forward Nov. 14 after the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York said it will confirm the company’s ...

Assorted doses OxyContin tablets containing oxycodone, a federally controlled substance that can lead to opioid addiction, abuse, and misuse. San Mateo County is set to receive roughly $49 million ...

San Mateo County will receive an additional $3.3 million from the Sackler family as part of ongoing litigation related to opioid abuses, officials announced this week. The funds will be distributed ...

Members of the Sackler family who own oxycodone hydrochloride (OxyContin)-maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal ...