The United States Supreme Court, on Thursday (August 10) temporarily blocked a bankruptcy deal for Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the billionaire Sackler family from lawsuits over their role in the country’s opioid epidemic.

US Supreme Court halts Purdue’s $6 billion opioid settlement pending review

Four pharmaceutical companies accused of fueling the United States' opioid epidemic would pay up to $26 billion to resolve thousands of claims in federal and state courts. The proposed settlement is the largest unveiled in the multi-year legal effort to hold the industry accountable for the opioids crisis, which has caused more than 500,000 deaths in the US in the last 20 years.

Four drug firms agree to pay $26bn in proposed US opioid settlement

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US Supreme Court halts Purdue’s $6 billion opioid settlement pending review

Four drug firms agree to pay $26bn in proposed US opioid settlement