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Ex-McKinsey partner claims he was made opioids 'scapegoat' in suit against firm
A former McKinsey & Co partner sued the global consulting firm for defaming him and making him a "scapegoat" to distract attention from its work advising OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma.
Purdue Pharma scion unloads Bel-Air home at a $5.5M loss
David Sackler, a member of the embattled Sackler family, has a non-controlling stake in Dolcedo LLC, the investment group that just sold this California home.
Netflix's 'Painkiller' tells only half the OxyContin story
Netflix’s six-part miniseries "Painkiller" vividly portrays Purdue Pharma’s reckless marketing of OxyContin. But it dismisses the caveat.
Purdue professor accused of being AI bot for lacking 'warmth' in viral email: 'I'm just Autistic'
"Chat GPT detectors are flagging non-native English speakers as using Chat GPT when really it's just that they have an idiosyncratic way of pulling together words that's based on translating...
Some March Madness tickets are only $18. Here's how to find them
We found tickets for all upcoming 2023 March Madness games. Some are crazy cheap.
Purdue Pharma's Sackler is selling $30M in property amid opioid crisis
Across the country, Purdue Pharma's former president is selling off homes -- with one deal in 2022 that came a month before the company's $6 billion settlement.
Purdue professor arrested for dealing meth, offering women money for sex
Purdue said in a statement to WGN-TV that the professor has been placed on leave.
Purdue student accused of stabbing roommate to death in their dorm faces murder charge
If convicted of the one count of murder, Sha could face 45-60 years behind bars.
Purdue student accused of killing roommate says 'I love my family' after arrest
Police Chief Lesley Wiete called the attack “unprovoked and senseless” during a news conference.
Purdue U student killed by roommate in 'senseless' dorm room murder: police
Ji Min "Jimmy" Sha, 22, a junior majoring in cyber security at Purdue University, has been arrested on a murder charge after allegedly killing his roommate, Varun Manish Chheda, 20,...
Columbia University is worst college in nation for free speech: report
A new report ranks the University of Chicago first place for campus free speech with four public universities rounding out the top five. Meanwhile, Ivy League institutions Columbia and the...
Purdue Pharma, Sacklers to pay $6 billion to settle opioid lawsuit
Purdue Pharma and its owners, the billionaire Sackler family, will pay $6 billion to several states to settle a lawsuit brought about by the devastating opioid crisis, according to court...
Arthur Sackler's widow defends his name amid Purdue Pharma scandals
A polite letter from Mrs. Arthur Sackler arrived. Earlier I’d reported on some wanting the name Sackler — which connects to the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma that produced OxyContin —...
Jared Leto on his role in Ridley Scott's 'House of Gucci'
Jared Leto pushed to make this lousiest movie since Al Jolson’s 1927 “The Jazz Singer” even lengthier.
Judge tosses deal shielding Purdue's Sackler family from opioid claims
A federal judge has thrown out a settlement that would have shielded the Sackler family, which owned OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, from future lawsuits over opioids, upending the company's plan to reorganize...
Judge will approve Purdue Pharma opioid deal that shields Sacklers
A federal judge said Wednesday he would approve OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy reorganization plan, clearing a path to resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits and shielding the company's wealthy Sackler family owners...
OxyContin maker's lawyer warns of long, expensive litigation
State and local governments and individual victims who cast ballots on the plan supported it overwhelmingly.
Another day, another Sackler refuses to apologize for OxyContin tragedies
The family that owns Purdue Pharma had hoped a reformulated version of OxyContin would help rein in the burgeoning opioid crisis a decade ago, a member of the Sackler family...
15 states reach deal with opioid-maker Purdue Pharma for $4.5B settlement
As part of the plan, Purdue agreed to release millions of documents that detail the company's role in the opioid epidemic, which has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans.
McKinsey to pay $573 million over role in pushing opioid drugs
McKinsey & Co. said it will pay nearly $600 million to settle allegations that it fueled the nationwide opioid crisis by helping Purdue Pharma push addictive painkillers. Some $573 million...