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Sackler family to pay $6.5 billion for their role in ‘fueling’ opioid epidemic which has killed hundreds of thousands

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The Supreme Court overturned the settlement and bankruptcy deal the Sackler family had struck with Purdue Pharma last year (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Purdue Pharma, the makers and marketers of the highly addictive opioid OxyContin, and the family that owned the company, the Sackler family, have agreed to pay $7.4 billion to individuals, states Read More

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