Massachusetts Attorney General Says Sacklers 'Will Be Held Accountable' After Supreme Court Overturns Purdue Bankruptcy Plan

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Massachusetts Lawyer General Andrea Joy Campbell do he clear that her desk will TO DO Of course THE Sackler family that possesses Purdue Pharmaceutical will TO DO repairs has families negatively affected by THE opioid epidemic, following THE Supreme Courts 5-4 decision on THURSDAY has dismiss THE the company bankruptcy plan.

"He East No secret that members of THE Sackler family, through their control of Purdue, powered THE opioid crisis, devastating innumerable lives In THE pursuit of profit," Campbell said In A declaration.

"THE Sacklers must And will be detained responsible, And, In THE wake up of This decision, We will to use each power available has We has TO DO Of course that occurs. 

"My desk will continue OUR national leader work has get THE funding that East desperately necessary has to safeguard lives, restore communities And struggle THE opioid epidemic In THE Commonwealth. »

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Massachusetts deposit A trial against THE Sackler family And Purdue Pharmaceutical executives In June 2018 For allegedly deceive doctors And THE public has get more people on addictive opioids, including OxyContin, has upper doses For longer periods, provoking thousands of Massachusetts residents has suffer, overdose Or die, THE lawyer general desk said In A news liberation.

THE suit was put on socket After Purdue Pharmaceutical deposit For bankruptcy In 2019, but Massachusetts And other States announcement A regulation that would be to have required Purdue Pharmaceutical And THE Sacklers has pay $5.5 billion has be put towards prevention, treatment And recovery programs In Massachusetts And other States.

Massachusetts was expected has receive as a lot as $110 million Since THE regulation, THE release said.

A WE. bankruptcy court approved Purdue Pharmacy bankruptcy plan, which included THE States' colonies, In 2021.

In August 2023, THE Supreme Court led A judicial goodbye of THE suit And put THE bankruptcy plan on socket while he revised A challenge has THE legality of THE plan.

In today's decision, THE WE. Supreme Court governed that Purdue Pharmacy bankruptcy plan was not allowed below THE WE. bankruptcy coded because he research has Effectively dump complaints against THE Sacklers without THE consent of affected bankruptcy applicants.

THE Supreme Court returned THE case has THE lower court For further procedure. 

Purdue Pharmaceutical issued A statement express disappointment In THE courts decision, Reuters reported.

"Today decision East heartbreaking because he invalid A regulation supported by almost all of OUR creditors — including States, local Governments, staff injury victims, schools And hospitals — that would be to have book billion of dollars For victim compensation, opioid crisis reduction, And overdose rescue And addiction treatment drugs," THE business said.

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