Purdue Extends Litigation Pause as Bankruptcy Plan Voting Nears

Purdue Pharma LP was granted an extension of an injunction that halts litigation alleging it helped fuel the opioid crisis as it prepares for a June hearing on voting and disclosures for its bankruptcy plan proposal.

Judge Sean H. Lane of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday granted the extension through the at least the June 18 hearing. He judge overruled the lone objection to the extension, which came from an individual litigant.

“It makes no sense to equal treatment to lift the stay for one party and not for others,” Lane said. ...