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Judge postpones OxyContin-maker sentencing to let opioid victims attend in person

Economic Activity 04/21/2026

A judge on Tuesday delayed the criminal sentencing of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma in order to allow victims to attend the court proceeding in...

BENDING BUT MAYBE BROKE: Rhodes Technologies in Coventry – along with parent Purdue Pharma – was the location of a February protest against its role in the opioid crisis, which was represented by a large spoon. / COURTESY THE OPIOID SPOON PROJECT

Resolution for Rhodes, Purdue could take a while

Health Services 05/17/2019

This could be the year of reckoning for pharmaceutical companies over their sales and promotion of opiate painkillers, including a Rhode Island-based drug manufacturer...

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