If the judge doesn’t grant the Sackler family protection from more lawsuits, Purdue said the initial settlement deal may fall through.
The move is part of a tentative settlement of $12 billion to settle myriad lawsuits connected to the company’s marketing of opioid painkillers.
Police used wiretaps to catch an Italian doctor boasting about spreading opioid painkillers.
Elizabeth Warren has officially voiced support for removing the Sackler name from buildings at Harvard University.
The question for the Met isn’t about taking tainted money.
The Sackler family has donated hundreds of millions to museums and colleges. They made their money selling one of America’s most controversial pills.