Supreme Court Jeopardizes Purdue Pharma Deal, Rejecting Protections for Sacklers
The Supreme Court said on Thursday that members of the Sackler family cannot be shielded from liability for civil claims related to the opioid epidemic, jeopardizing a bankruptcy plan that would have offered such protection in exchange for channeling billions of dollars toward addressing the crisis. In a 5-to-4 decision, the justices found that the…