Mallinckrodt moves closer to resolving its opioid liability hangover – – pharmaphorum
Mallinckrodt looks like it could join Purdue Pharma in reaching a settlement in its bankruptcy proceedings related to opioid litigation, after years of legal wrangling. The Ireland-headquartered pharma company filed for bankruptcy last year, after proposing a $1.6 billion payout to settle lawsuits claiming that its marketing of opioid painkillers helped to fuel an epidemic…