OxyContin

Ad Agency to Pay $350M in First OxyContin Claim Settlement

Publicis will have to pay within 60 days and has agreed not to take on new opioid clients, New York’s attorney general said.

Dan Ladden-Hall

A picture of bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin pills, made by Purdue Pharma. The Supreme Court took up the Biden administration’s emergency request to appeal the bankruptcy reorganization of Purdue Pharma.

BLOCKED

Supreme Court Halts ‘Unprecedented’ $6B Opioid Settlement

Under the OxyContin maker’s plan, the Sackler family—which previously controlled the company—would’ve been released from any legal liability in future cases.

Isabella Ramirez

A still of Matthew Broderick from the Netflix movie "Painkiller"

PAIN AND POWER

Matthew Broderick’s New Drama Will Make You Seethe With Rage

“Painkiller,” Netflix’s propulsive limited series about the opioid crisis in the U.S., stokes outrage in the best possible way.

Nick Schager

BUYING THEIR WAY OUT

Sackler Family Buys Immunity From Lawsuits for $6 Billion

The Sackler family, whose company helped trigger the opioid crisis, will dole out $6 billion that will likely fund state and local efforts to fight opioid addiction.

Chris Hippensteel

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RESILIENCE

She Was Burned Alive—and Testified in Her Own Murder Trial

The new doc “The Fire That Took Her” tells the heartbreaking story of Judy Malinowski, who was set on fire by her then-boyfriend and testified in her own future murder trial.

Nick Schager