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Man Accused of Killing Purdue University Dormitory Roommate Found Fit for Trial After Hospital Stay
LAFAYETTE, Ind.—A man charged with murder in the stabbing death of his Purdue University dormitory roommate has been found competent to stand trial, court records show. Doctors at Logansport State Hospital found Ji Min Sha competent for trial after months of treatment, a Tuesday court filing shows. Sha “has attained the ability to understand the […]
Purdue Back to No. 1 in Latest AP Poll
Purdue is the top-ranked team in men’s basketball, for the fifth time this season and in the NFL, Cowboys running back Tony Pollard suffered a broken leg in Sunday’s loss to San Francisco. Meanwhile the United States has three men’s players left in the Australian Open quarterfinals, for the first time in decades.
Purdue Student Charged With Killing Roommate Unfit for Trial
LAFAYETTE, Ind.—A Purdue University student charged with murder in the stabbing death of his dormitory roommate is incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled Thursday. Tippecanoe Circuit Judge Sean Persin appointed two doctors to treat Ji Min Sha until he is found competent to understand the charges against him and assist in his defense. Sha, […]
Purdue Pharma, US States Agree to New Opioid Settlement
Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement Thursday over its role in the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family members who own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion in a deal intended to staunch a flood of lawsuits facing the maker of OxyContin. The deal follows an earlier settlement that […]
Judge Set to Rule on Purdue Pharma’s Opioid Settlement Plan
A federal bankruptcy judge is expected to rule Wednesday on whether to accept a settlement between OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, the states and thousands of local governments over an opioid crisis that has killed a half-million Americans over the last two decades. If Judge Robert Drain confirms the plan, estimated to be valued at $10 […]
Purdue Pharma Files $10 Billion Bankruptcy Plan to Resolve Opioid Lawsuits
Purdue Pharma filed a bankruptcy plan on Monday that would resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits by restructuring the OxyContin maker into an entity that would steer profits to plaintiffs and require the company’s Sackler family owners to contribute nearly $4.3 billion to the settlement. The plan is intended to serve as Purdue’s roadmap out of […]
OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Files for Bankruptcy Protection
NEW YORK—OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP filed for bankruptcy protection in New York Sunday night, succumbing to pressure from more than 2,000 lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic. Purdue’s board met Sunday evening to approve the long-expected bankruptcy filing, which the company is pursuing to restructure under terms of a […]