Tentative agreement reached with thousands of local governments and more than 20 states, could be worth up to $12 billion over time

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

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

Jewish family, founder of Purdue Pharma and famous for philanthropy, has become notorious for causing mass-scale drug addiction. Will institutions reject their donations?

Drug company used Italian doctor, apparently employing practices that helped create US addiction crisis that has claimed 400,000 lives

Struggling Israeli pharmaceutical giant fighting multiple lawsuits

Pennsylvania says Purdue Pharma, owned by the Sackler family, ignored signs drug was being over-prescribed