Purdue Pharma will pay over $8 billion in fines. What happened? Summary OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma pled guilty to three charges of conspiracy and agreed to pay the largest penalties ever levied against a pharmaceutical manufacturer in U.S. history. Yesterday, the Justice Department announced “a resolution of its criminal and civil investigations into the opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP.” Purdue Pharma pled guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States by impeding the lawful function of the DEA, including aiding …
