Purdue Opioid Settlement on Verge of Collapse After Supreme Court Ruling
The hard-fought settlement of thousands of lawsuits against Purdue Pharma was close to capsizing on Thursday, after the Supreme Court rejected liability protections for the company’s owners, members of the billionaire Sackler family. The ruling effectively prevents the release of billions of dollars that could help alleviate the ravages of opioid addiction. The future of…