Support WBURJudge rejects Purdue Pharma's opioid settlement that would protect the Sackler familyThe Associated PressDecember 16, 2021 ShareA federal judge on Thursday, rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement of thousands of lawsuits over the opioid epidemic because of a provision that would protect members of the Sackler family from lawsuits. (AP)