The Supreme Court has suspended a contentious opioid settlement involving Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, pending further review. The agreement would effectively protect the family from opioid-related civil lawsuits in exchange for up to $6 billion in payments to plaintiffs, a proposal the Justice Department opposes, arguing those protections should only apply to financially distressed debtors.
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