Why a judge rejected a $4.5 billion settlement with Sacklers
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Why a judge rejected a settlement with the Sackler family for their role in opioid crisis
Experts link a record number of overdoses this year from black market opioids back to the original marketing and distribution of legal opioids made by Purdue Pharma, the company owned by the Sackler family that made OxyContin. Last week, a federal judge overturned a $4.5 billion settlement that had been reached between the company, the Sacklers and local governments. William Brangham reports.
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Why a judge rejected a $4.5 billion settlement with Sacklers
Clip: 12/24/2021 | 5m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Experts link a record number of overdoses this year from black market opioids back to the original marketing and distribution of legal opioids made by Purdue Pharma, the company owned by the Sackler family that made OxyContin. Last week, a federal judge overturned a $4.5 billion settlement that had been reached between the company, the Sacklers and local governments. William Brangham reports.
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