Will Purdues opioid settlement be overturned?

Published: Dec. 6, 2023, 9:10 a.m.

b"A bankruptcy deal for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma gave a legal shield to the Sackler family that ran the company. Now, a challenge to the settlement has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court.\\n\\nWhy are families of opioid victims split on whether they want the multi-billion dollar settlement to stand?\\n\\nHow could the ruling change who can get immunity from lawsuits in massive corporate settlements?\\n\\nWhy have the Boy Scouts of America and U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops submitted briefs calling for Purdue\\u2019s deal to stand?\\n\\nDavid Ovalle is a national reporter with the Washington Post focusing on opioids and addiction.\\n\\nFor transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts \\n\\nTranscripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.\\n\\nAn earlier version of this episode stated that the movie Pain Hustlers was inspired by Purdue and Oxycontin. That film was based on a different company which also sold opioid based pain medication. We've corrected this episode to remove that error."