Colleen McMahon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York overturned a sweeping settlement against Purdue Pharma over its role in the opioid crisis. Purdue’s Oxycontin (oxycodone) is among the most widely used opioids. In September, Judge Robert Drain of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White Plains, New York, authorized a…

Purdue Pharma may have reached a bankruptcy settlement in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White Plains, New York, but several states intend to press forward by appealing the decision of Judge Robert Drain.  Judge Drain’s decision would direct $4.5 billion over a decade to support measures intended to fight the opioid crisis. “Substantially all of…