Claims Processing Update as of January 28, 2026
The Trust is finalizing its review of submitted PI Opioid Claim Forms and other claim supporting documentation (a “PI Opioid Claim”), reconciling duplicates, and determining what portion of the claimants filed a valid proof of claim in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and has transitioned into the deficiency notification and processing period.
The deficiency notification period will run throughout the months of October 2025 through the end of February 2026 and includes: 1) the communication of deficiencies by the Trust to claimants as outlined below, 2) the 30-day response period for submitting potential deficiency cures by claimants to the Trust, and 3) the review of the deficiency responses by the Trust.
- For Claimants that are represented by a Firm, communication regarding deficiencies will be coordinated by the Trust with your Firm and the Firm will reach out to you, if needed.
- For Claimants that are not represented by a Firm (Pro Se Claimants), communications regarding deficiencies will be coordinated by the Trust with you via mail.
Deficiencies may include but are not limited to: 1) no Claim Form or incomplete information on the Claim Form, 2) no HIPAA or incomplete information on the HIPAA, 3) for PI Claimants – no evidence or proof of use of a Qualifying Purdue Opioid with a prescription date before September 15, 2019, or illegible/incomplete records submitted, 4) for NAS Claimants – no evidence that demonstrates a diagnosis by a licensed medical provider of a medical, physical, cognitive or emotional condition resulting from the NAS Child’s intrauterine exposure to opioids or opioid replacement or treatment medication, including but not limited to the condition known as NAS, 5) lack of or untimely Proof of Claim paperwork, and/or 6) no or incomplete information required for minor or deceased claimants. For further information regarding both Non-NAS PI Claim and NAS PI Claim requirements, please review the Non-NAS PI Claim and NAS PI Claim sections below.
Communications regarding individual claim status beyond deficiency notifications will not occur until after the Effective Date, which is anticipated to occur no earlier than late March 2026. For information related to the FAQs referenced in the recently filed “NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF UPDATED FAQS FOR HOLDERS OF NAS PI CLAIMS AND NON-NAS PI CLAIMS” on the Chapter 11 Docket, please see the FAQs Tab.
* * * The PI Claims Deadline Under the Purdue PI Trust Has Passed .* * *
As outlined in the Purdue Personal Injury Trust Distribution Procedures for Non-NAS PI Channeled Claims and NAS PI Channeled Claims, the PI Claims Deadline for submittal of claims to the Purdue PI Trust was July 28, 2025, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. This deadline has passed.
Under the Non-NAS and NAS Trust Distribution Procedures, a small discretionary late period was allowed for claims that were not submitted by the deadline due to an extraordinary cause. This deadline has also passed.
Under the terms of the Non-NAS and NAS Trust Distribution Procedures, a Claim NOW submitted more than 15 days after the PI Claims deadline will not be a Qualified Claim.
Claim status correspondence will be sent once the initial claims review process has been completed. If you are represented by an attorney, correspondence will be sent to your attorney. If you are not represented, correspondence will be sent directly to you. If you are not represented and have a change of address, please email the Trust at purduepitrust@purduepitrust.com with the name of the injured party, rep if applicable, and new address.
Award amounts and a potential payment timeline cannot be determined until all Claims are finalized for eligibility and the Court approves the Plan. The hearing to consider confirmation of the Plan began November 12, 2025, and the Court approved the Plan on November 18, 2025.
INTRODUCTION
On April 15, 2025, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York entered an Order appointing the PI and TPP Claims Administrators, authorizing the establishment of Claims Deadlines and claims objections procedures, and granting related relief (the “April 15, 2025 Order”). The PI Claims Administrator is Ed Gentle. Under the April 15, 2025 Order, the Bankruptcy Court approved procedures for the PI Claims Administrator to gather information from personal injury claimants in order to determine if a personal injury claimant will be eligible to get paid in accordance with the Thirteenth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Purdue Pharma L.P. and Its Affiliated Debtors (as may be amended, modified or supplemented, the “Plan”), the Purdue PI Trust Distribution Procedures for Non-NAS PI Channeled Claims (the “Non-NAS PI TDP”) and for NAS PI Channeled Claims (the “NAS PI TDP”), and the Purdue Personal Injury Trust Agreement (the “PI Trust”). These documents can be found under the Pleadings and Important Documents Tab. On November 18, 2025, the Court approved the Plan.
The two types of personal injury claims that are channeled to the PI Trust and for which the PI Claims Administrator is requesting that PI Claimants complete and submit the applicable PI Trust Claim Form are the Non-NAS Personal Injury Claims (“Non-NAS PI Claims”) and the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Personal Injury Claims (“NAS PI Claims”). More information on the two types of PI Claims can be found below and on the Non-NAS PI Claims Tab and the NAS PI Claims Tab. Capitalized words used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given to such words in the Plan.
NON-NAS PI CLAIMS
A Non-NAS PI Claim means a Claim against any Debtor that is for alleged opioid-related personal injury or other similar opioid-related Cause of Action against any Debtor, in each case, that arose prior to the Petition Date, and that is not an NAS PI Claim, a Third-Pary Payor Claim or a Hospital Claim, or held by a Domestic Governmental Entity.
Eligibility and Claim Requirements:
In order to be eligible for a Distribution from the PI Trust for a Non-NAS PI Channeled Claim, a claimant will, among other things, be required to:
- Hold such Non-NAS PI Channeled Claim against one or more Debtors;
- Provide proof demonstrating usage prior to the September 15, 2019 Petition Date of a qualifying prescribed opioid listed in Exhibit C to the TDP and also listed on Pages 9 and 10 of the Form (a “Qualifying Opioid”); and
- Have timely filed an individual personal injury Proof of Claim for such Non-NAS PI Channeled Claim against one or more Debtors in the Chapter 11 Cases. If the Proof of Claim was filed before September 21, 2021, the PI Claims Administrator will consider the Proof of Claim timely for purposes of the Non-NAS PI TDP unless the Claim was Disallowed by the Bankruptcy Court.
Additionally, each Holder of a Non-NAS PI Claim seeking an Award from the PI Trust must complete, sign, and submit the following documents so that they were received on or before July 28, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) (the “PI Claims Deadline”):
- The Non-NAS PI Claim Form;
- The applicable HIPAA consent form on Pages 11 and 12 of the Non-NAS PI Claim Form; and
- To the extent the Non-NAS PI Channeled Claim concerns the injuries of a decedent of the Holder of such Claim, the Heirship Declaration, which can be found on the Non-NAS PI Claims Tab, or valid estate documents authorizing the Holder of the Claim to act on behalf of the decedent’s estate.
FAILURE TO SUBMIT THIS NON-NAS PI CLAIM FORM ALONG WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION OUTLINED UNDER THE ELIGIBILITY SECTION ABOVE SO THEY WERE RECEIVED BY JULY 28, 2025, AT 11:59 P.M. (EASTERN TIME) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NON-NAS PI TDP MAY RESULT IN THE NON-NAS PI CLAIM POTENTIALLY BEING THE SUBJECT OF AN OBJECTION, DISALLOWANCE, OR DENIAL AND NOT RECEIVING ANY DISTRIBUTION.
Any Non-NAS PI Claim Form submitted more 15 days after the Claim Submission Deadline (by August 12, 2025) will not be a Qualified Claim under the terms of the Non-NAS PI TDP.
For more information about Non-NAS PI Claims, including how to submit your Non-NAS PI Claim Form, please go to the Non-NAS PI Claims Tab.
NAS PI CLAIMS
A NAS PI Claim means a Claim against any Debtor that is for alleged opioid-related personal injury to an NAS Child or similar opioid-related Cause of Action against any Debtor asserted by or on behalf of an NAS Child, including, for the avoidance of doubt, Claims held on account of an NAS Child and that relate to medical monitoring support, educational support, vocational support, familial support or similar related relief, in each case, that arose prior to the Petition Date, and that is not a Third-Party Payor Claim or a Hospital Claim, or held by a Domestic Governmental Entity.
Eligibility and Claim Requirements:
In order to be eligible for a Distribution from the PI Trust for a NAS PI Channeled Claim, a claimant will, among other things, be required to:
- Hold a NAS PI Channeled Claim against one or more Debtors;
- Have timely filed individual personal injury Proof of Claim for such NAS PI Channeled Claim against one or more Debtors in the Chapter 11 Cases; and
- Submit the required proof demonstrating a diagnosis by a licensed medical provider of a medical, physical, cognitive or emotional condition resulting from the NAS Child’s intrauterine exposure to opioids or opioid replacement or treatment medication, including but not limited to the condition known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (“NAS”).
Important Note: If you provided the required documentation in connection with (i) the Mallinckrodt plc (Case No. 20-12522) (Bankr. D. Del.) bankruptcy, (ii) the Endo International plc (Case No. 22-22549) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) bankruptcy, or (iii) your Proof of Claim that was filed in the Debtors’ Chapter 11 Cases, you do not need to resubmit the required documentation, but shall provide the PI Claims Administrator with a statement (or if filing in bulk by the Firm, with a list) confirming the previously filed Claim(s) for the PI Claims Administrator to review;
Additionally, each Holder of a NAS PI Claim seeking an Award from the PI Trust must complete, sign, and submit the following documents so that they are received on or before the July 28, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) PI Claims Deadline:
- The NAS PI Claim Form (the “NAS Claim Form”);
- The applicable HIPAA consent form found on pages 13 and 14 of the NAS Claim Form;
- To the extent the NAS PI Channeled Claim concerns the injuries of a decedent of the Holder of such Claim, the Heirship Declaration, which can be found on the NAS PI Claims Tab, or valid estate documents authorizing the Holder of the Claim to act on behalf of the decedent’s estate; and
- For Holders of NAS PI Claims that are minors, a Proxy Form found on pages 10 through 12 of the NAS Claim Form, which can also be found in Exhibit D of the NAS PI TDP.
FAILURE TO TIMELY SUBMIT THE NAS CLAIM FORM ALONG WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION OUTLINED UNDER THE ELIGIBILITY SECTION ABOVE SO THEY WERE RECEIVED BY JULY 28, 2025, AT 11:59 P.M. (EASTERN TIME) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NAS PI TDP MAY RESULT IN THE NAS PI CLAIM BEING THE SUBJECT OF AN OBJECTION, DISALLOWANCE, OR DENIAL AND NOT RECEIVING ANY DISTRIBUTION.
Any NAS PI Claim Form submitted more 15 days after the Claim Submission Deadline (by August 12, 2025) will not be a Qualified Claim under the terms of the NAS PI TDP.
For more information about NAS PI Claims, including how to submit your NAS Claim Form, please go to the NAS PI Claims Tab.