Posted on 12/04/2023 8:13:41 PM PST by bitt
The Supreme Court seemed concerned Monday that blowing up Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement — a plan the Biden administration challenged based on the immunity it granted the company’s owners from facing future lawsuits — could mean victims of the opioid crisis never see a cent in compensation.
The settlement requires the Sackler family to provide up to $6 billion to address the opioid crisis in exchange for immunity from future lawsuits. While skeptical of the arrangement, multiple justices voiced concerns during oral arguments Monday in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma that changing it would put victims, who overwhelmingly support the settlement because it would meet their urgent need for compensation, in a worse position.
“You’re implying if you just reject this plan there is going to be more money available from the Sacklers down the road,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh said. “I don’t think you’re accounting for the uncertainty.”
https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1731701628221190416?
Just 3% of victims oppose the deal, Justice Elena Kagan pointed out, saying that the government’s position could allow “one nutcase holdout” to block the arrangement.
“It’s overwhelming, the support for this deal,” she said. “And among people who have no love for the Sacklers. Among people who think that the Sacklers are pretty much the worst people on earth.”
Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy in 2019 in response to thousands of lawsuits over its deceptive marketing that downplayed the addictiveness of OxyContin. The company also plead guilty to criminal charges in 2007 and 2020 stemming from its marketing of OxyContin.
Between 1999 and 2019, close to 247,000 people died from overdoses on prescription opioids, according to court documents.
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People that abuse prescriptions are shit. They turn into addicts.
Doctors have given people what they asked without question and are also liable, but the demand is the problem with drugs, not the supply.
Druggies just need to be necked. Weed, opiates, LSD, all of them.
Funny how all the doctors who prescribed these opoids like candy got a complete pass. They aren’t the “worst”? My wife’s cousin stayed with us months after getting back surgery, and had a huge prescription bottle of Oxycontin, like 200 tablets in it. I was stunned. I had friggin kidney stones and my urologist gave me like 12 Hydrocodone 7.5s.
Yes.
Lawyers and demagogues look for things they can’t find in druggies.
Deep pockets and scapegoats.
“”Just 3% of victims oppose the deal, Justice Elena Kagan pointed out, saying that the government’s position could allow “one nutcase holdout” to block the arrangement.””
The Supreme Court is supposed to address Federal and Constitutional issues. What does victim agreement or opposition have to do with the law?
You’ve been sucked in by the media BS. It’s obvious that you’re extremely uninformed and ignorant on this subject.
You’re right that pain patients can’t get opioids. Now even for post op pain and cancer.
But the prescription drugs were never the reason behind the increased ODs and addiction.
In fact there have been thousands of doctors sent to prison. But that obviously has done nothing to solve the problem. It’s only aggravated problems for pain patients and the increased physician incarceration correlates with increased ODs.
Doctors shouldn’t be in jail or held responsible for the deaths caused by illegal drug trafficking.
The blame rests with the public that supports the corrupt legal system.
Drugs make simple minds feel good with dopamine hits, so the stupid push for more of it to legal.
That’s America now.
Opus?
Maybe, these do deserve their callouts though.
Lots of damages have been done here. Will any respond? Naw.
HOW many died from Fauci’s Covid & vaxxes???
I was just thinking we were due for a zotting.
Yup.. honestly OVERdue with a couple of ‘em..
Go to hell and BURN n00b...
Zotting is a good way of dealing with things, just erase it.
You need to, an I’m not kidding, ban 99% of this site, they’re all DU and leftist trolls.
You are such a disgrace that guppies and goldfish would rather go belly-up than to be fed by you.
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