The rise and fall of Purdue Pharma, the family behind it all, and the decades-long fight to have justice served. From Netflix’s Painkiller to Hulu’s Dopesick, the dramatized story of Purdue Pharma and their infamous opioid OxyContin seems to be everywhere. Opioid overdoses have killed over one million people in the U.S. since 1999, and the Sackler family, dubbed “America’s most evil family,” is directly responsible for a significant portion of those. After the settlement, all that’s left of Purdue Pharma (which has now rebranded to Knoa Pharma) is its bankruptcy settlement. But there’s a catch: the Sackler family gets full immunity from any current or future lawsuit.

Source: Forbes February 26, 2024 02:49 UTC