More than 40 states and numerous creditors intend to file a barrage of new lawsuits against individual members of the Sackler family, former owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, over their role in the opioid crisis. According to the New York Times, the Sacklers demanded civil immunity as a condition of a controversial settlement that included payments from the family totaling $6 billion. That settlement is now in doubt after the Supreme Court ruled in June that civil immunity would violate federal bankruptcy laws.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
