Supreme Court to Rule on Deal Worth Billions to Opioid Victims.

The article reports on the oral argument to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Count to settle a multi-billion settlement between Purdue Pharma and opioid victims. It informs about the liability shield from civil lawsuits demanded by the Sacker family that has been approved by a bankruptcy judge. It offers a look into the role of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharmacy, which manufactured the OxyContin drug, in the opioid epidemic and overdose fatality in the U.S.