A federal judge’s ruling this week could shield the Sackler family from Massachusetts’ lawsuit over the family’s role in the opioid epidemic, and Attorney General Maura Healey is not happy about it.
Healey was among the first state attorneys general to file lawsuits against both Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family – who own the company – over aggressive sales practices for their opioid painkiller Oxycontin.
Purdue has filed for bankruptcy protection, and the company has proposed a settlement plan to resolve all claims against the company as well as shield it from other lawsuits. On Wednesday, the federal judge overseeing the case allowed that deal to move forward, and ruled the same protections should be granted to the Sa…
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