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Sweetheart Deal for Sacklers: Billionaires Get Immunity f. Civil Lawsuits over Opioid Crisis

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/6/2/sacklers_purdue_pharma_legal_immunity

* federal appeals court ruled members of the Sackler family can receive immunity f. all current/future civil litigation related to their role in creating/fueling opioid epidemic

* billionaire Sacklers own Purdue Pharma, maker of highly addictive opioid OxyContin

#OpioidAddiction #SacklerFamily #DefundBillionaires #OxyContin #PurduePharma #OpioidEpidemic #capitalism #PublicHealth

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ 2y ago

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Justices put Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan on hold

https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/08/justices-put-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-plan-on-hold

Discussion: https://amylhowe.com/2023/08/10/justices-put-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-plan-on-hold

Supreme Court temporarily blocks $6 billion Purdue Pharma-Sackler bankruptcy

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/10/1193304383/purdue-scotus-bankruptcy-oxycontin

* targets arrangement: $6 billion payment f. Sacklers would block future opioid lawsuits targeting them

#OpioidAddiction #SacklerFamily #DefundBillionaires #OxyContin #PurduePharma #OpioidEpidemic #capitalism #PublicHealth #SCOTUS

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