Supreme Court blocks controversial Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
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Supreme Court blocks controversial Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
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#2> Purdue made billions from OxyContin, a widely available painkiller that fueled the opioid epidemic
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#3> Purdue made billions from OxyContin, a widely available painkiller that fueled the opioid epidemic
It's more complicated than that. They knew it was killing people and turning thousands (millions) into addicts and they kept pushing doctors to use it at all costs. I'd recommend the John Oliver special on it.
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#4>The court on a 5-4 vote ruled that the bankruptcy court did not have the authority to release the Sackler family members from legal claims made by opioid victims. As part of the deal, the family, which controlled the company, had agreed to pay $6 billion that could be used to settle opioid-related claims, but only in return for a complete release from any liability in future cases.
Is this actually a positive outcome or a kick-the-can?
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#5>The court on a 5-4 vote ruled that the bankruptcy court did not have the authority to release the Sackler family members from legal claims made by opioid victims. As part of the deal, the family, which controlled the company, had agreed to pay $6 billion that could be used to settle opioid-related claims, but only in return for a complete release from any liability in future cases. Is this actually a positive outcom…
Positive outcome. They earned hundreds of billions from their actions which resulted in the deaths of thousands.
Giving them permanent immunity was insane.
Re: Supreme Court blocks controversial Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
#6> Purdue made billions from OxyContin, a widely available painkiller that fueled the opioid epidemic
It's more complicated than that. They knew it was killing people and turning thousands (millions) into addicts and they kept pushing doctors to use it at all costs. I'd recommend the John Oliver special on it.
They also designed it to be more addictive. The recommended dosage and timing causes the patients to repeatedly experience minor withdrawal during normal use, which is a standard technique for conditioning someone into being an addict.
All of this is documented in emails that were presented as evidence in court.
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#7>The court on a 5-4 vote ruled that the bankruptcy court did not have the authority to release the Sackler family members from legal claims made by opioid victims. As part of the deal, the family, which controlled the company, had agreed to pay $6 billion that could be used to settle opioid-related claims, but only in return for a complete release from any liability in future cases. Is this actually a positive outcom…
The recipients of the settlement are mixed about this. Some raised this suit because they felt the Sacklers were not sufficiently punished. Others felt that this was likely to be the best deal that could realistically achieved and dragging out proceedings in court for years and adding uncertainty of any settlement or victorious law suit was not worth the risks and emotional turmoil.
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It's more complicated than that. They knew it was killing people and turning thousands (millions) into addicts and they kept pushing doctors to use it at all costs. I'd recommend the John Oliver special on it.
They also designed it to be more addictive. The recommended dosage and timing causes the patients to repeatedly experience minor withdrawal during normal use, which is a standard technique for conditioning someone into being an addict. All of this is documented in emails that were presented as evidence in court.
They learned it from the tobacco industry probably.
Re: Supreme Court blocks controversial Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
#9>The court on a 5-4 vote ruled that the bankruptcy court did not have the authority to release the Sackler family members from legal claims made by opioid victims. As part of the deal, the family, which controlled the company, had agreed to pay $6 billion that could be used to settle opioid-related claims, but only in return for a complete release from any liability in future cases. Is this actually a positive outcom…
Positive outcome. They earned hundreds of billions from their actions which resulted in the deaths of thousands. Giving them permanent immunity was insane.
Definitely a positive income. These people bear some of the responsibility for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
There is no way they should ever be immune from further punishments and get to live out the rest of their lives as billionaires.
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