Motion by pharma firms and retailers cites comments made by Dan Polster, who has spoken of wanting to help recovery efforts, as proof of bias

As part of a court settlement being negotiated with US, wealthy family would give up control of drugmaker accused of fueling opioid crisis

Sackler-owned company has threatened bankruptcy, which could complicate efforts by states and victims to get compensation

Family refuses to offer counter-proposal, expected to seek protection from courts as lawsuit against maker of addictive painkiller set to go ahead

Family accused of playing a key role in triggering US opioid epidemic in talks over huge settlement, but much of their money is hidden in a web of companies and trusts

Company accused of aggressively marketing powerful and addictive painkiller even as it became clear drugs weren’t as safe as advertised; settlement said worth $12 billion

Figures show Israeli pharmaceutical giant produced less than 1% of the 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pills; Sackler-owned Purdue produced about 3% in 2006-2012

Billionaire family are owners of Purdue Pharma, whose painkiller OxyContin is subject of over 1,000 lawsuits for role in US addiction crisis

Israeli drugmaker avoids admitting wrongdoing but will no longer promote addictive painkillers in state; money to be divided between lawyers, special state fund

Israeli-owned pharmaceuticals giant being battered on multiple fronts over role in opioid epidemic, price fixing allegations