Executive and board member of drug company facing multi-billion-dollar lawsuit over opioid crisis succumbs to cancer

International affiliate of Purdue Pharma, widely blamed for US opioid epidemic, marketing new antidote amid cascade of protest and litigation against company

Tentative agreement comes hours ahead of federal trial with allegations that distributors failed to stop suspicious orders of drugs from being shipped despite warnings of misuse

Many local governments suing pharmaceutical giant over role in opioid crisis say settlement offer doesn't hold owners accountable for over 400,000 overdose deaths

Sackler family, whose company Purdue Pharma has been blamed in opioid epidemic, gave over $60 million to universities around the world, donations now seen as blood money by some

Sacklers and their pharmaceutical firm, facing thousands of state and federal cases, are attempting to reach settlement in bankruptcy court

Attorneys for owners of company at center of national opioid crisis say dealing with flow of fresh legal papers diverts resources from actually reaching a settlement

Purdue Pharma legal battle heightens debate over how much nonprofits should rely on the rich, and whether conditions should be imposed on their gifts

Expected filing comes after pharmaceutical company reaches tentative deal with thousands of local governments and more than 20 states, which could be worth up to $12 billion

Spokesman for Mortimer D.A. Sackler says disclosure by attorney general meant to 'torpedo a mutually beneficial settlement' over Purdue Pharma's alleged pushing of painkillers