A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he would approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.
The deal overseen by US bankruptcy judge Sean Lane would require some of the multibillionaire members of the semi-reclusive Sackler family who own the company to contribute up to $7bn and give up ownership of the Connecticut-based firm.
The new agreement replaces one the US supreme court rejected last year, finding it would have improperly protected members of the family against future lawsuits. The judge said he would explain his decision in a hearing on Tuesday.
Lol there’s people who sold these on the street that got YEARS in prison, kids taken away, assets seized and exorbitant fines on top of that- lives ruined forever.
At least the consumers of people who sold them on the street knew they were addictive by then.
These fuckers straight up lied and said it was 100% non addictive which they knew was fucking bullshit and nothing happens to them.
We live with a two tier justice system. The rich get their own justice system that treats them like misbehaved childeren. The plebs get the justice system that is meant to create slave labor and an underclass.