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Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic.

  2. The Boston Globe

    The Supreme Court rejects Purdue Pharma opioid settlement that would have shielded Sacklers (opens The Boston Globe)

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    After deliberating more than six months, the justices blocked an agreement hammered out with state and local governments and victims.

  3. Time

    Supreme Court Rejects Opioid Settlement With Purdue Pharma (opens Time)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic.

  4. Wyoming Public Media

    Supreme Court rejects controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that the multibillion opioid settlement inappropriately protected the Sackler family.

  5. The American Conservative

    Supreme Court Blocks Nationwide Opioid Settlement (opens The American Conservative)

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    State of the Union: Purdue, Sacklers forced to renegotiate $6 billion deal.

  6. GBH News

    Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma (opens GBH News)

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    It's unclear what happens next.

  7. The Oregonian

    Supreme Court rejects nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker (opens The Oregonian)

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    At issue for the court is whether the agreement can shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits.

  8. Portland Press Herald

    Supreme Court rejects nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The settlement would have shielded Sackler family members who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would've provided billions of dollars to combat the epidemic.

  9. The Guardian

    US supreme court blocks Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement that would shield Sacklers from lawsuits (opens The Guardian)

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    Controversial deal would have protected billionaire family owners from further liability over US opioid epidemic

  10. The Daily Caller

    Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement Shielding Sackler Family From Lawsuits (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Immunity it offered the Sackler family

  11. Voice of America

    Supreme Court rejects US opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma (opens Voice of America)

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    After deliberating for more than six months, the justices in a 5-4 vote blocked an agreement hammered out with state and local governments and victims

  12. NBC News

    Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement (opens NBC News)

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    The Supreme Court blew up the massive bankruptcy reorganization of opioid maker Purdue Pharma, finding that the settlement inappropriately included legal protections for the Sackler family, meaning that billions of dollars secured for victims is now threatened.

  13. KVIA El Paso

    Supreme Court rejects multibillion-dollar Purdue Pharma opioid settlement that shielded Sackler family (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    CNN By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a controversial settlement that would have sent billions of dollars to treatment programs and victims of the nation’s opioid epidemic but also shielded the Sackler family from future lawsuits despite the…

  14. The Conversation US

    Supreme Court rejects settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over legal protections for the Sackler family that owned the company (opens The Conversation US)

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    The company helped spur a public health crisis through its deceptive marketing and aggressive sales of prescription opioids.

  15. New York Post

    Supreme Court rejects nationwide opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma that shielded Sackler family from civil suits (opens New York Post)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic.

  16. WHDH Boston

    Supreme Court rejects multibillion-dollar Purdue Pharma opioid settlement that shielded Sackler family - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a controversial settlement that would have sent billions of dollars to treatment programs and victims of the nation’s opioid

  17. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court rejects Purdue Pharma’s $6 billion opioid settlement (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Purdue Pharma’s proposed $6 billion bankruptcy settlement.

  18. Rolling Stone

    Supreme Court Rules Sackler Family Can Still Be Held Liable for Opioid Epidemic (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The Supreme Court rejected Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement, which would have shielded the Sackler family from personal liability.

  19. Roll Call

    Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan (opens Roll Call)

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    The 5-4 opinion will send victims of the opioid crisis back to settlement negotiations with the company and the Sackler family.

  20. FOX Business

    Supreme Court blocks bankruptcy deal for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma (opens FOX Business)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Purdue Pharma's nationwide settlement agreement on Thursday, delaying compensation for opioid victims.

  21. Quartz

    The Supreme Court just blocked Purdue Pharma's OxyCotin settlement that protects Sackler family (opens Quartz)

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    The rejected settlement would have shielded the Sackler family, who own the company, from future lawsuits

  22. AL.com

    Supreme Court rejects $10 billion Purdue Pharma opioid settlement that shields Sackler family (opens AL.com)

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    Justice Neil M. Gorsuch spoke for the majority, while Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Brett M. Kavanaugh dissented.

  23. Al Jazeera

    US Supreme Court rejects opioid settlement that shields Sackler family (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Decision reverses lower-court ruling that upheld plan to give Purdue Pharma’s owners immunity in exchange for settling.

  24. France 24

    US Supreme Court rejects $6 billion OxyContin settlement shielding Sackler family (opens France 24)

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    The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's $6 billion settlement that would have shielded the Sackler family, who owned the company and earned tens of billions as it flooded…

  25. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from

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