OxyContin maker bites the dust
Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy protection, days after reaching a tentative deal to settle more than 2,600 lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic. The settlement calls for the Sackler family to hand over Purdue to a trust controlled by the states, cities and counties that have sued to recoup billions of dollars they spent battling addictions and overdoses.
The Sackler family has been taking billions out of their company knowing this was coming. Should they do jail time?