Civil Charges Archives

Purdue Pharma Reaches $8.34 Billion Settlement with Justice Department

Bankruptcy Judges, Business, Civil Charges, Legal, Opioids, OxyContin, Painkillers, Settlements, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Justice Department

A settlement valued at $8.34 billion was reached between Purdue Pharmaand the Justice Department, which required the drug company to plead guilty to three felonies related to its marketing and distribution of OxyContin, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Johnson & Johnson charged by New York with civil insurance fraud over opioid claims

Civil Charges, Consumers, Doctors, Elderly, Fentanyl, Insurance Fraud, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Opioids, Painkillers, Probes

New York state filed civil charges accusing Johnson & Johnson of insurance fraud for downplaying the risks of opioid painkillers, including to doctors and elderly patients.

New York charges Endo with insurance fraud over opioid claims

Andrew Cuomo (NY), Business, Civil Charges, Crisis, Fraud, Insurance Claims, New York, Opioids, Prescriptions

New York state filed civil charges accusing Endo International Plc of insurance fraud for misrepresenting the safety and efficacy of the company’s opioid drugs, adding fuel to the nation’s opioid crisis.