LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue grad student Anik Paul stepped off the John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge in the wee hours of July 3, 2023, and other than the first officers who saw him flailing in the river after his jump, he’s not been seen since. After months of searching the Wabash River from Attica to […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blew up the massive bankruptcy reorganization of opioid maker Purdue Pharma, finding that the settlement inappropriately included legal protections for the Sackler family, meaning that billions of dollars secured for victims is now threatened. The court on a 5-4 vote on nonideological lines ruled that the bankruptcy court did […]
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded its wealthy Sackler family owners from lawsuits over their role in the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic. The 5-4 decision reversed a lower court’s ruling that had upheld the plan to give Purdue’s […]
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded its wealthy Sackler family owners from lawsuits over their role in the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic. The 5-4 decision reversed a lower court’s ruling that had upheld the plan to give Purdue’s […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. After deliberating more than six months, the […]
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded its wealthy Sackler family owners from lawsuits over their role in the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic. The 5-4 decision reversed a lower court’s ruling that had upheld the plan to give Purdue’s […]
default Conservative bloc Alito – Majority Barrett – Majority Gorsuch – Majority Kavanaugh – Minority Roberts – Minority Thomas – Majority Liberal bloc Jackson – Majority Kagan – Minority Sotomayor – Minority The US supreme court has rejected painkiller maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement plan that included an extraordinary measure to protect its Sackler family […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Despite a slow-burn start to Thursday night’s game, “Jeopardy!” champion Adriana Harmeyer rose to the top once again, bringing her seven-day winnings to $155,700. Before the first commercial break, Harmeyer, a clinical assistant professor and archivist for University History in Purdue’s Archives and Special Collections, briefly found herself in the negative […]
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University student Mohamed Bouftas appeared to have a grade-point average of 3.85, until it was learned he was forging professors’ signatures to change grades of F, D, C and B+ to A. His real GPA is 1.68, and his legal status is convicted felon for forgery. Bouftas, 23, of West Lafayette, […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.— Adriana Harmeyer said she didn’t intend to get supporters watching her compete in Wednesday evening’s Jeopardy! episode off to a tense start. But despite being unable to buzz in first to answer a question until after the first commercial break, Harmeyer rose to the top of her two competitors, earning the title […]
May 11—WEST LAFAYETTE — In 2019, a group of Purdue faculty members and students met with university president Mung Chiang in his office to share their ideas for developing technology that would enable electric vehicles to charge while in motion. “I thought they were writing science fiction,” Chiang said. Researchers, government officials and business leaders […]
May 11—WEST LAFAYETTE — In 2019, a group of Purdue faculty members and students met with university president Mung Chiang in his office to share their ideas for developing technology that would enable electric vehicles to charge while in motion. “I thought they were writing science fiction,” Chiang said. Researchers, government officials and business leaders […]