Jewish family behind OxyContin, to pay $6B in deal against lawsuits
The decision to grant immunity by a federal appeals court panel Tuesday effectively ends the thousands of civil lawsuits that have been filed against Purdue Pharma, the Sacklers’ company.
Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin, 40mg pills, made by Purdue Pharma L.D. sit on a shelf at a local pharmacy, in Provo, Utah, U.S.(photo credit: REUTERS/GEORGE FREY)ByANDREW LAPIN/JTAUpdated: