AdvertisementJudge rejects Purdue Pharma's opioid settlement that would protect the Sackler familyDecember 16, 2021The Associated PressfacebookEmailA 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)