Purdue Pharma’s settlement required members of the Sackler family to pay $6 billion but shielded them from future lawsuits over the opioid crisis. https://bit.ly/451g3mp
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The Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a settlement reached with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that required members of the Sackler family who once controlled the company to pay $6 billion but shielded them from future lawsuits over the nation’s opioid crisis.
The high court’s decision, which was unsigned and noted no dissents, came in response to a request from the Biden administration to put the settlement reached last year between Purdue and state and local governments on hold. The Supreme Court also agreed to hear arguments in the case later this year.
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Yes it was blocked bc the company said it was bankrupt and could only pay 8 billion but it pulled 11 billion out and then said it was bankrupt and the cherry on top was if the settlement went on and was paid you coukd never sue that company again in its history of establishment…so yes block that garbage and can still get help foe the community while holding people accountable
The Roberts Supreme Government are as crooked as a dogs hind leg and his form of governmental directives (Winner takes all) need to be curbed.
This Court Must be expanded to the 13 Members to match the 13 separate Districts 👁🔔🇺🇸‼️
Demonic Souls run the world yay
Lol, 8 billion? What an insult to the men women and children who's lives they destroyed with their pharma heroin. I hope thats the reason they blocked it, and not for some demented political reason.
These people should be rotting in prison with everything they own confiscated.
Sacklers a bunch of money drunk self absorbing know it alls They should pay up more
These people should face the gallows and never see heaven
Go get 'em DOJ…it's rich self- entitled pricks like the sacklers that need to feel some pain here
Trump for president