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

The litigation, as well as reporting on the issue, has shown that Richard Sackler, Purdue’s former president, sought to shift blame to addicts for the growing addiction crisis. In an email sent ...

The family that brought OxyCotin to market has agreed to a $7.4 billion nationwide settlement, and Utah is poised to get a cut.

In one email, Richard Sackler wrote "Abusers die, well that is the choice they made." “While litigation and settlements will not bring back the lives lost from the opioid epidemic, our hope is that ...

In addition, Raymond’s son, Richard Sackler, is another key member of the family. In this article, we shall give you all the ...

A lawsuit filed by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey recently released a number of potentially damning documents, including some that present former Purdue boss Richard Sackler as ...

At Yale University, there's a Raymond and Beverly Sackler Institute for Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences and a Richard Sackler and Jonathan Sackler Professorship of Internal Medicine.

The University of Oxford is to remove the Sackler name from its buildings over the family's association with the opioid crisis in the US. The Sackler Library and galleries and staff posts at the ...

In one email, Richard Sackler wrote "Abusers die, well that is the choice they made." “While litigation and settlements will not bring back the lives lost from the opioid epidemic, our hope is ...

The Sackler family and its company, Purdue Pharma, reached a settlement with a coalition of 15 states in relation to their involvement in the United States opioid crisis. If approved, the January ...