The individuals behind Purdue Pharma's involvement in the U.S. opioid crisis reached a $7-billion settlement in January 2025.

Family and company to make payment to group of US states and other parties to settle long-running litigation over OxyContin’s ...

The Office of the Attorney General came to a $7.4 billion settlement with the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma ...

Mortimer and Raymond Sackler are the late patriarchs of a family under fire now for its central role in the opioid addiction crisis, which has led to hundreds of thousands of American deaths.

Purdue founders Arthur, Mortimer and Raymond Sackler were the sons of Jewish immigrants in Brooklyn who attended medical school in Scotland because American schools wouldn’t admit Jews at the time.

Mortimer Sackler, and Raymond Sackler. In addition, Raymond’s son, Richard Sackler, is another key member of the family. In ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the bipartisan States Negotiating Committee and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement in ...

“The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma are responsible for fueling the opioid crisis, which has devastated Vermont communities and touched virtually every family,” said Attorney General Clark. “While ...

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti on Thursday announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the ...

State Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement, in principle, with members of the Sackler ...

An Empire of Misery and a Legacy of Opioids. The Sackler family, once revered for its wealth and philanthropic endeavours, is ...