The deal would have shielded Sackler family from thousands of civil lawsuits

Settlement reached in lawsuits brought against Sackler family and Purdue Pharma

Members of the Senate budget committee spent the day listening to more testimony on Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year.

The maker of the opioid Oxycontin has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and kickback charges.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday that deaths from opioid overdoses in New Jersey dropped in 2019, from 3,118 to 3,021.

Purdue Pharma made its first appearance in federal bankruptcy court Tuesday, as the company attempts to settle a tsunami of lawsuits brought by governments across ...

Mike and Janet Honig of Howell lost their son 7-year-old son Jake to brain cancer last year. Tuesday, Murphy signed the bill named after Jake ...

In all, almost 100 witnesses were scheduled to testify and scores of others submitted statements for and against. But Monday was a rare opportunity to ...

The lawsuit names no less than eight drugmakers, three distributors and four drugstore retailers, and calls the operation a criminal enterprise.

Money and politics, that’s was the focus of this week in business.

U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Paul Fishman sat down to talk about what can be done to combat the opioid epidemic. He also spoke about ...

What impact will President trump's Chief enforcer of environmental law have on New Jersey? Health officials are distributing potassium iodide pills. How are nuclear plant ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration rejected a petition to loosen restrictions on cannabis. Marijuana remains a Schedule I drug, keeping it at the same level as ...

Calls to oust Paterson's mayor after approving his budget that would raise tax levies without raising taxes. The heat's on to explain that new math. ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration is partnering with New Jersey communities for its 11th National Drug Take Back Day April 30. Municipal police departments and area ...

It could be a blueprint for Congress -- New Jersey lawmakers quickly act on the governor's Supreme Court nomination. The state commissioner who would take ...

Because of the heroin epidemic, health care professionals are looking to reduce the number of opioid prescriptions. It means changing attitudes about the medications, which ...

No break in the stalemate over bills to save Atlantic City from bankruptcy. The governor fights the Assembly speaker and the mayor refutes their facts. ...

The Parent Notification Act would require doctors to notify parents when prescribing opioids or other addictive drugs.

Assembly Democrats want to hike the gas tax to replenish for the Transportation Trust Fund. Republicans want to block the gas tax hike altogether. What's ...