A ruling upholding a disputed provision in the settlement would finally start the flow of payments from the company and its owners members of the billionaire Sackler family to cities, states, tribes, and individuals to help them cope with the costs of the ongoing opioid crisis.
In return for the shield, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma are committed to paying up to $6 billion to help compensate communities and individuals for the ravages of the opioid epidemic.