Sackler family won’t settle unless off the hook from opioid suits, court told

US bankruptcy trustee, nine states and DC objecting to settlement plan because it would grant legal protection to Sacklers

Members of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will not contribute billions of dollars to a legal settlement unless they get off the hook for all current and future lawsuits over the company's activities, David Sackler told a court on Tuesday in a rare public appearance.

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