U.S. Supreme Court To Rule on OxyContin Maker Settlement Plan | News, Sports, Jobs
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 24, 2023
Lynn Wencus, of Wrentham, Mass., stands near a sign and bench placed in a garden in memory of her son Jeff at her home, in Wrentham, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Wencus lost Jeff to a heroin overdose in 2017. Families who lost loved ones to overdose are divided over OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's plan to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids with governments. It could provide billions to address an overdose epidemic and pay some victims. But it would also protect members of the Sackler family who own the company from future . . .
