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US Supreme Court Rejects Opioid Settlement That Shields Sackler Family

The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioids settlement immunizing the Sackler family, which controlled the drugmaker, from future litigation.

International Business Times

The legal odyssey for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners is complex. Here's what to know

The Supreme Court has rejected a settlement for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own the company

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Divided US High Court Hears Challenge To $6bn Purdue Opioid Settlement

The US Supreme Court appeared divided on Monday as it heard a challenge to Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioids settlement immunizing the Sackler family that controlled the drugmaker from future litigation.

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US High Court To Hear Challenge To $6bn Purdue Opioid Settlement

The US Supreme Court is to hear a challenge on Monday to Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioids settlement immunizing the family that controlled the drugmaker from future litigation.

International Business Times

Painkiller cast: Who's in the Netflix show and where have you seen them before?

We share everything you need to know about the Painkiller cast, as the new Netflix drama heads straight to the platform's number one spot.

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Where is Richard Sackler now? Whereabouts of the former Perdue Pharma president explained

Where is Richard Sackler now? Whereabouts of the former Perdue Pharma president and the Sackler family net worth explained.

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Is Netflix's Painkiller based on a true story? The inspiration behind the gripping new series

Here's what you need to know about the real Sackler family...

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‘My legacy? I’m Ferris Bueller’: Matthew Broderick on life, love and opioids

From storming the West End with his wife Sarah Jessica Parker, to playing the architect of the US opioids crisis in dark new Netflix drama Painkiller – the star is taking a bold new direction

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Renaming California's Hastings law school sparks $1.7 billion legal fight that shows how hard it is to ditch donors' names

Six descendants of Serranus Clinton Hastings, California’s first chief justice, and a group that says it represents alumni are suing the state of California over its decision to rename a nearly 150-year-old law school. The University of California, Hastings College of the Law, will become UC College of the Law,…

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V&A drops financial ties with Sackler family over links with opioids

London museum bows to years of pressure and removes signs bearing name of family associated with OxyContin crisis

The Guardian - UK

The opioid crisis isn’t just the Sacklers’ fault – and making Purdue Pharma pay isn’t enough on its own to fix the pharmaceutical industry’s deeper problems

You may have heard of the Sackler family and the role that they and their privately held company, Purdue Pharma, played in the opioid crisis. One TV series depicting the family as a villainous clan has earned 14 Emmy nominations. Another is in the works.

The Conversation

‘A slow and toxic death’: Opioid crisis victims confront Sackler family with tales of horror at gruelling three-hour hearing

Victims of the opioid crisis stared down the owners of Purdue Pharma and unleashed the pain they suffered over more than 20 years of terror caused by a little white pill called OxyContin

The Independent UK

Tate ditches Sackler name amid concerns over opioid link

Tate Modern has removed a plaque bearing the Sackler name due to concerns over the billionaire family’s link to the opioid crisis in the US.

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