因为服用强效处方镇痛药奥施康定而受到损害的病患将额外获得30天的时间,来起诉制药公司。
联邦破产法官五月底同意将提交诉讼的截止日期延长至7月30日。普渡制药(Purdue Pharma)和起诉该公司的一些政府机构要求进行延期,因为新冠疫情可能让某些人无法在原定的截止日期前提起诉讼。
一些团体希望获得3个月的截止日期延期,但法官罗伯特•德伦反对说,每推迟一个月就意味着需要花费70万美元的广告费来告诉人们可以提起诉讼。他与一些律师还担心,诉讼流程变长之后,律师费将侵蚀公司的价值。
截至5月28日,近8200人已经就个人损害起诉普渡制药。该公司正在开展一个2200万美元的运动,以告知病患可以提起这一诉讼。
作为用于和解州、地方政府2000多起诉讼案的举措之一,总部位于康涅狄格州斯坦福德的普渡制药正在履行破产法院程序。这些机构称普渡制药在一定程度上引发了阿片类物质成瘾和过量服药危机,自2000年以来已经有超过43万美国民众因此而丧生。
普渡律师于上周三在法庭上说,公司正计划在秋季的某个时间向法院提交重组方案。公司建议重组为一家公共信托,其利润将用于应对阿片类物质成瘾危机。
根据拟定的交易,普渡所有者萨克勒家族的成员将在未来一段时间内贡献至少30亿美元的现金。(财富中文网)
译者:Feb
因为服用强效处方镇痛药奥施康定而受到损害的病患将额外获得30天的时间,来起诉制药公司。
联邦破产法官五月底同意将提交诉讼的截止日期延长至7月30日。普渡制药(Purdue Pharma)和起诉该公司的一些政府机构要求进行延期,因为新冠疫情可能让某些人无法在原定的截止日期前提起诉讼。
一些团体希望获得3个月的截止日期延期,但法官罗伯特•德伦反对说,每推迟一个月就意味着需要花费70万美元的广告费来告诉人们可以提起诉讼。他与一些律师还担心,诉讼流程变长之后,律师费将侵蚀公司的价值。
截至5月28日,近8200人已经就个人损害起诉普渡制药。该公司正在开展一个2200万美元的运动,以告知病患可以提起这一诉讼。
作为用于和解州、地方政府2000多起诉讼案的举措之一,总部位于康涅狄格州斯坦福德的普渡制药正在履行破产法院程序。这些机构称普渡制药在一定程度上引发了阿片类物质成瘾和过量服药危机,自2000年以来已经有超过43万美国民众因此而丧生。
普渡律师于上周三在法庭上说,公司正计划在秋季的某个时间向法院提交重组方案。公司建议重组为一家公共信托,其利润将用于应对阿片类物质成瘾危机。
根据拟定的交易,普渡所有者萨克勒家族的成员将在未来一段时间内贡献至少30亿美元的现金。(财富中文网)
译者:Feb
People injured by the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin have another 30 days to file legal claims against the manufacturer.
A federal bankruptcy judge on last Wednesday agreed to extend the filing deadline to July 30. Purdue Pharma and some of the governments suing the company requested the extension because the coronavirus pandemic might have prevented some people from making claims by the original deadline.
Some groups wanted a three-month deadline extension, but Judge Robert Drain rejected that, noting that every month of delay means another $700,000 would need to be spent advertising the fact that individuals can file claims. He and some of the attorneys also expressed concern that attorneys fees will erode the company's value the longer the claims process takes.
By May 28, nearly 8,200 people had filed personal injury claims against Purdue. The company is in the midst of a $22 million campaign to let people know they can file the claims.
Purdue, based in Stamford, Connecticut, is going through bankruptcy court as part of its effort to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits from state and local governments. They claim the company had a role in sparking the opioid addiction and overdose crisis, which has killed more than 430,000 Americans since 2000.
A company lawyer said in court last Wednesday that Purdue is planning to file a reorganization plan with the court by sometime in the fall. The company has proposed becoming a public trust, with profits going to deal with the opioid crisis.
Under the proposed deal, members of the Sackler family that own Purdue would contribute at least $3 billion in cash over time.