The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Purdue Pharma from going forward with bankruptcy proceedings, which the Biden administration has called an “unprecedented” arrangement that would ultimately offer the Sackler family broad protection from opioid-related civil claims.

The case arose after the reorganization in bankruptcy of OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma – stemming from litigation arising from claims over its role in fueling the opioid addiction crisis.

Until recently, Purdue was controlled by the Sackler family, who withdrew billions of dollars from the company before it filed for bankruptcy.

They're so beyond the "Eat the Rich" side of things. They've committed so much evil and blood on their hands

Sounds like the Sacklers forgot to buy some vacations for SC justices.

They need to be held criminally accountable. Heads need to roll on this one.

Just for a comparison:

Fatal opioid overdoses and opioid use disorder cost the United States $1.02 trillion in 2017. The most complete accounting to date of America’s opioid crisis was released by CDC in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Costs for spending on health care, opioid use disorder treatment, criminal justice, and lost work productivity, as well as estimates of cost for lost quality of life and lives lost were computed in this study.

And they have the audacity to say how much these $6 billion will help and how dare to delay that help. That's less than a drop in the ocean.

The fact that Purdue is saying “this is the best plan and everyone says so” tells me all I need to know. I just hope that when the case is heard, the outcome will better AND the Sack-of-shit-ler family is held accountable. You can’t claim ignorance on the opioid epidemic and run a business the way they did to directly profit from it.

The one thing that can be predicted with absolute certainty is that the Sackler family is going to be fine.

Guess they should have been richer

What the fuck? The Supreme Court made a decision that protects American citizens? Did they misunderstand the question?

Good. We're still stacking the bodies. Bet the Sacklers didn't sleep well last night.

The definition of uplifting news in this community is..... very broad.

I guess the Sacklers should've bought more gifts for the "Justices."

I'm sure it something sinister...like they blocked it to make way for a settlement for much, much less money, and also ... immunity.