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Author: BY ROBIN POGREBIN - Publish Date: December 10, 2021 at 12:21AM The museum and the Sackler family announced that the name would be removed from seven exhibition spaces, including the wing that houses the Temple of Dendur.

Author: BY WALT BOGDANICH AND MICHAEL FORSYTHE - Publish Date: November 6, 2021 at 12:18AM A House committee has requested documents related to the firm’s advice to drug makers and potential conflicts of interest with the F.D.A.

Author: BY JAN HOFFMAN - Publish Date: July 28, 2021 at 12:39AM If approved by a judge next month, the plan would resolve thousands of lawsuits and set in motion the release of $4.5 billion to help cover costs from the opioid epidemic.

Author: BY SARAH MASLIN NIR - Publish Date: July 20, 2021 at 11:47PM Three drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson are also on the verge of a $26 billion deal to settle the thousands of nationwide lawsuits.

Author: BY JAN HOFFMAN AND MARY WILLIAMS WALSH - Publish Date: March 16, 2021 at 11:11AM The OxyContin maker filed its long-awaited restructuring plan in bankruptcy court. Revenue from the new company would go exclusively to abating the opioid crisis.

Author: BY MICHAEL FORSYTHE AND WALT BOGDANICH - Publish Date: February 4, 2021 at 08:07AM The consulting firm has reached the agreement with 47 states because of its advice to drugmakers, including Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin.

Author: BY REUTERS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Publish Date: December 18, 2020 at 10:01AM Members of Congress on Thursday heard testimony from two members of the billionaire Sackler family that owns Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. Both insisted that while they regretted the role the drug had played in the opioid epidemic, they did not bear personal responsibility.

Author: BY DAN LEVIN - Publish Date: October 22, 2020 at 07:23AM The company, which produced OxyContin, faces penalties of $8.3 billion. But families of those addicted are skeptical of the tangible benefits.

Author: BY CHRISTINA MORALES - Publish Date: August 8, 2020 at 07:06AM Tyler Skaggs, who had fentanyl and oxycodone in his system at the time of his death, would not have died if not for the fentanyl, federal prosecutors said on Friday.

Author: BY JAN HOFFMAN AND MARY WILLIAMS WALSH - Publish Date: September 16, 2019 at 10:26AM The filing is a centerpiece of an agreement to settle thousands of cases against the company for its role in the opioids crises. But it is expected to be vigorously contested by a group of 26 states.