Billionaire Sackler Family Gets Immunity From Civil Lawsuits Over Opioid Crisis

The billionaire Sacklers own Purdue Pharma, maker of the highly addictive opioid OxyContin.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that members of the Sackler family can receive immunity from all current and future civil litigation related to their role in creating and fueling the opioid epidemic. The billionaire Sacklers own Purdue Pharma, maker of the highly addictive opioid OxyContin. The legal shield could lead to a settlement in the range of $6 billion for thousands of plaintiffs...

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