Well, this is surprisingly good news from SCOTUS.
NEW: The Supreme Court put the bankruptcy reorganization of opioid maker Purdue Pharma on hold Thursday over objections to a provision in the deal that protects the Sackler family from liability for lawsuits:https://t.co/9jaL6HG6s2
— Lawrence Hurley (@lawrencehurley) August 10, 2023
The Sacklers were able to avoid personal liability from additional lawsuits from their purposeful lies about oxycontin addictiveness as part of the bankruptcy plan, and the SCOTUS has decided that the immunity provision was a bridge too far. They’ve put the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan on hold.