![The Supreme Court on June 27 rejected a controversial settlement that would have sent billions of dollars to treatment programs and victims of the nation’s opioid epidemic but that also shielded the Sackler family from future lawsuits despite the fact that it made its fortune selling prescription opioids.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2024/06/cnn-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2ltYWdlL2luc3RhbmNlcy9jbHdqYnFlenAwMDA2M2I2anZrN3J0ZnYz-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2FydGljbGUvaW5zdGFuY2VzL2Nsd2picTN2dDAwMHZiMXFrZTQ2cjllZDE-375x225.jpg)
Supreme Court rejects multibillion-dollar Purdue Pharma opioid settlement that shielded Sackler family
CNN By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a controversial settlement that would have sent billions of dollars to treatment programs and victims of the nation’s opioid epidemic but also shielded the Sackler family from future lawsuits despite the fact that it made its fortune selling
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