Posted on Aug 20, 2021
The Sacklers Want Immunity From The Opioid Crisis For A Long List Of Their Associates
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Buried at the bottom of reams of legal documents filed as part of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case is a single-spaced list that goes on for more than a dozen pages.
It details hundreds of individuals, companies, trusts and other organizations, including financial advisers, public relations firms, law firms, lobbyists, drug makers and laboratories.
If members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma get their way, everyone on the list will win sweeping immunity from civil lawsuits linked to the family's activities, the sale of OxyContin, or Purdue Pharma's other operations.
Buried at the bottom of reams of legal documents filed as part of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case is a single-spaced list that goes on for more than a dozen pages.
It details hundreds of individuals, companies, trusts and other organizations, including financial advisers, public relations firms, law firms, lobbyists, drug makers and laboratories.
If members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma get their way, everyone on the list will win sweeping immunity from civil lawsuits linked to the family's activities, the sale of OxyContin, or Purdue Pharma's other operations.
The Sacklers Want Immunity From The Opioid Crisis For A Long List Of Their Associates
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I think I just saw John Oliver cover this on his show a couple weeks ago. I believe it was their third episode on opioids. I recall this coming up with the Sacklers.
I don't think they should get any immunity. They knew how dangerous opioids are and they only cared about making money.
Granted I don't at all believe addiction is a disease, especially after being married to a meth addict(and I am not getting into that argument with anyone so don't start it with me) but what the Sacklers did was extremely vile and soulless.
I don't think they should get any immunity. They knew how dangerous opioids are and they only cared about making money.
Granted I don't at all believe addiction is a disease, especially after being married to a meth addict(and I am not getting into that argument with anyone so don't start it with me) but what the Sacklers did was extremely vile and soulless.
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