The Sacklers, who own Purdue Pharma, maker of Oxycontin, have maintained they did nothing wrong. People who lost loved ones and years of their lives to opioid addiction believe otherwise.
A sense of closure is mixing with anger and pain for some of the nearly two dozen people who told their personal stories to members of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. It happened via video Thursday at an extraordinary bankruptcy court hearing. The speakers were people who have suffered from or lost loved ones to opioid addiction. The Sackler family members weren’t allowed to respond. Still, several speakers say they valued being able to speak for their lost loved ones and show solidarity. Some also say they got some measure of resolution.
In three hours of emotional testimony, over two dozen people were able to directly confront the Purdue Pharma owners about the human toll of the crisis.
Kara Trainor composed herself, looked into a camera and began to speak to the drugmakers she holds responsible for two decades of suffering that has extended from her to a son born dependent on opioids. Three members of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma watched silently or listened to the virtual court hearing…