Originally published on June 3, 2021 1:41 pm
After more than a year of high-stakes negotiations with billions of dollars on the line, a bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, cleared a major hurdle late Wednesday.
Federal Judge Robert Drain in White Plains, N.Y., moved the controversial deal forward despite objections from dozens of state attorneys general, setting the stage for a final vote by the company s creditors expected this summer.
The drugmaker filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2019 facing an avalanche of lawsuits tied to its aggressive opioid sales practices.
Public health experts and many government officials say the introduction of OxyContin fueled the nation s deadly opioid epidemic.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today he is running for a second term, vowing to use his office to turn back what he said is a surge in violent crime and lawlessness that started last year. Marshall, a Republican, made the announcement at a news conference on the steps of the AG’s office building in Montgomery. The primary is May 24, 2022. Gov. Robert Bentley appointed .
Mr. Trump had tweeted his support for Mr. Strange several times in recent days, but tweets appeared to be deleted on Tuesday night. Mr. Trump offered congratulations to Mr. Moore in a tweet.
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A federal bankruptcy judge cleared a plan for final vote by Purdue Pharma s creditors that would release members of the Sackler family and their financial empire from liability for the opioid crisis.