The latest settlement is meant to address a drug addiction crisis that has led to over 700,000 opioid overdose deaths in the US over the past two decades.

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription ...

Connecticut has joined a new $7.4 billion settlement agreement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family members who own the company.

The deal, announced Thursday, removes non-consensual releases to the Sackler family, Purdue's founders, which the U.S. Supreme Court had invalidated last year.

Under the deal, the Sackler family members will eventually pay a total of $6.5 billion while Purdue will pay $900 million.

Everything in my life is shaped by a company that put profits over human lives,” one woman who became addicted to OxyContin said.

Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication OxyContin caused a widespread opioid addiction ...

IU women's basketball, 4-3 in the Big Ten, have lost their last two games. The Hoosiers need to strengthen their NCAA Tournament resume ...

The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive painkiller oxycontin, have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with a bipartisan coalition of 15 states for fueling the opioid crisis, ...

Welcome back to the Big Ten Basketball Midweek Rundown. First, a look at where each Big Ten team stands in the latest version of the AP poll, as well as going o ...

This is The Athletic’s college football newsletter. Sign up here to receive Until Saturday directly in your inbox. Today, we’ll officially close the 2024 season with a look at our final rankings. And ...