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Richard Stephen Sackler (born March 10, 1945) is an American billionaire businessman and physician who was the chairman and president of Purdue Pharma, a former company best known as the developer of OxyContin, whose initiation of the opioid epidemic in the United States became the subject of many lawsuits and fines, filing for bankruptcy in 2019.
Nov 4, 2021 · In one corner is Richard Sackler, portrayed as a robotic, miserable figure, desperate for profit but also convinced that his opioids could be as beneficial as penicillin.
Supreme Court Rules Sackler Family Can Still Be Held Liable for Opioid Epidemic
The three original Sackler brothers, all physicians, bought Purdue in 1952 and developed OxyContin in 1996. Six Sackler members sat on the company’s board ...
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The legal odyssey for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners is complex. Here's what to know
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have been cast as prime villains in the U.S. opioid epidemic. The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a ...
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Netflix’s “Painkiller” recounts the rise of Oxycontin, a highly addictive prescription drug manufactured by Purdue Pharma, and the people behind the drug — including Richard Sackler, the former...
Sep 1, 2021 · Dr. Richard Sackler, a former president and co-chairman of Purdue’s board of directors, said that neither the family, the company nor its products bore responsibility for the opioid epidemic.
Aug 10, 2023 · Painkiller, a Netflix drama out Aug. 10, follows the mint green OxyContin pill’s trail of destruction from the very top—Richard Sackler (Matthew Broderick), the former chairman and president ...
Feb 21, 2019 · STAT and ProPublica have published the long-sought deposition of Dr. Richard Sackler, a member of the billionaire family that founded and controls Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. Here...
2 days ago · 2 of 3 | . FILE - This July 19, 2001 file photo shows OxyContin tablets at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 27, 2024, rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to ...
2 days ago · In exchange, the Sacklers would have been shielded from personal liability even though six Sackler family members served on the company’s the board — including Chairman Richard Sackler, who ...
2 days ago · The Supreme Court just rejected a deal with the maker of OxyContin that would have shielded the billionaire Sackler family from liability—but provided billions of dollars to fight opioids
Mar 10, 2022 · David Sackler, Richard Sackler and Theresa Sackler listened and watched during the roughly two-hour long hearing as people described surviving addiction and spoke of losing loved ones to the...
