OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP pleaded guilty in November to criminal charges for misconduct with its opioids.
Sackler family members agreed to pay $225 million to settle civil claims they disputed.
Two members of the wealthy Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP offered apologies for the role the prescription painkiller has played in the deadly opioid epidemic in the United States, but sought to deflect personal responsibility in response to withering criticism from legislators.
Testifying remotely during a hearing before the US House of Representatives Oversight Committee, David and Kathe Sackler, both of whom previously served on Purdue's board, insisted they were assured by management that the company was meeting regulatory and legal requirements as the opioid crisis unfolded.