Why a potential $7.4 billion Purdue Pharma opioid settlement frustrates some victims
Opioid victims are not getting a "fair shake" in potential $7.4 billion settlement, a claimant in the Purdue Pharmacy ...
Claimant says opioid victims won't get justice in proposed Purdue settlement
Here's why people alleging Purdue Pharma's opioids harmed them may not see much of the proposed $7.4 billion settlement in a bankruptcy case.
Liability Shields Gain Ground in International Bankruptcy Cases
A New York bankruptcy judge’s recognition of a Mexican lender’s foreign restructuring with nonconsensual liability releases ...
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Purdue Pharma says Sackler opioid payment could grow to $7 billion
NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Purdue Pharma told a U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday that it will finalize a new bankruptcy plan in March, with the company's Sackler family owners potentially paying ...
Trump's Justice Department shakeup hits bankruptcy watchdog
President Donald Trump’s purge of government employees has hit the Justice Department’s bankruptcy watchdog, with the firing ...
Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases Permitted in Bankruptcy Sale Under Debtor-Insurer Settlement
In an opinion issued on Jan. 24, 2025, on a motion for a stay pending appeal of the court’s decision that a Bankruptcy Code ...
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Mortimer—We’re Back, Fabric of Our Lives, and Jump-Start (My Heart)
Judge Littlefield is deciding whether to permit several child sexual abuse lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany to go to trial as a method to kick start settlement discussions.
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16 Years And 3 Texas Two-Steps Later, J&J’s Talc Lawsuit Awaits Key Ruling
Johnson & Johnson has been fighting thousands of lawsuits over its now-discontinued talc products for 16 years. A pending ...