LaffyMay 30, 2023

Members of Sackler family, billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma, receive full immunity from all civil legal claims—current & future— over co’s opioids biz

…protection that it has been demanding for yrs in exch for payment of up to $6 bil of fortune to help address ongoing opioid crisis.

That $, + company’s initial outlay of $500 mil, can now be dispensed to states & communities for treatment prevention prog’s”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/health/sacklers-purdue-liability-bankruptcy.html

Sacklers Can Be Shielded From Opioid Liability, Appeals Court Rules

The decision gives the Purdue Pharma owners long-sought protection, but it is a major step toward releasing billions of dollars from their fortune to states and communities to help cope with the costs of addiction.

The New York Times
Show threadBrad Patrick
@GottaLaff They should be living in cardboard boxes if not prison. They should be tormented for the rest of their wretched days.
May 30, 2023 at 10:39pmWeb