11/14/2025
Judge says he'll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family
November 14, 2025
The deal would require Sackler family members to pay up to $7 billion and give up company ownership, potentially ending litigation aimed at accountability for the opioid crisis that led to 900,000 U.S. deaths. The judge said he'll explain his decision Tuesday.
A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.