The Latest: Judge will halt lawsuits against Purdue Pharma

The Latest on the Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy case (all times local):
1:50 p.m.
A judge has said he will halt lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and its owners for six months in hopes of finalizing a settlement over the OxyContin maker’s role in the national opioid crisis.
In a hearing Friday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain strongly brushed aside the argument from a group of state attorneys general that lawsuits against members of the wealthy Sackler family would be essential to getti