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Controversial Bankruptcy Plan Would Shield Sacklers From Future Opioid Lawsuits

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A bankruptcy judge has advanced a controversial bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, that would shield its owners from future lawsuits in exchange for billions of dollars in payouts.

Here & Now's Tonya Mosley speaks with NPR's Brian Mann.

This segment aired on June 3, 2021.

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