Government,
Civil Litigation,
Bankruptcy
Sep. 27, 2021
California to appeal Purdue Pharma settlement
“We’re appealing the bankruptcy plan because the Sackler family must be held accountable for its role in creating and fueling the devastating opioid crisis,” Attorney General Rob Bonta said.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta plans to appeal Purdue Pharma’s $4.5 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan that gives the company’s founders immunity from thousands of opioid-related lawsuits.
“[T]he Sackler family must be held accountable for its role in creating and fueling the devastating opioid crisis,” Bonta said in a statement Friday.
“Too many California communities have unfairly paid the price f...
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