{"id":2976,"date":"2024-06-27T18:10:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=2976"},"modified":"2024-06-27T18:10:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:10:40","slug":"supreme-court-upends-purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=2976","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Upends Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\"><br \/>\n\t\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/author\/aneri-pattani\/\"><strong>Aneri Pattani<\/strong><\/a>\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"posted-on\" datetime=\"2024-06-27T13:10:00-04:00\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tJune 27, 2024\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<label for=\"republish-content\" class=\"screen-reader-text\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tArticle HTML\t\t\t\t<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<textarea id=\"republish-content\" class=\"form-control\" rows=\"5\"><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"byline\">Aneri Pattani<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a 5-4 vote, the court ruled that the Sackler family cannot be shielded from future claims through Purdue\u2019s bankruptcy.<\/p>\n<p>Since the case was first heard, victims of the opioid crisis and recovery advocates have been split on the desired outcome. Some wanted the bankruptcy deal to go through so that settlement money could start flowing and fund urgently needed addiction services. Others said it would be unacceptable to allow the Sacklers to evade responsibility for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed this breakdown, follow the KFF Health News social team on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kffhealthnews\/\">@KFFHealthNews<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u270d\ufe0f: Aneri Pattani\/KFF Health News<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/about-us\">KFF Health News<\/a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF\u2014an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. 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