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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Supreme Court to decide OxyContin maker settlement, Sackler liability

    The Supreme Court seems likely to side with Purdue Pharma in a bankruptcy settlement that shields members of the Sackler family from current and future opioid-related lawsuits.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 4, 2023 • 1 min read

    The Supreme Court seems likely to side with Purdue Pharma in a bankruptcy settlement that shields members of the Sackler family from current and future opioid-related lawsuits.

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Graphic novelist uncovers the real Miles Davis, not just his greatest hits
    1. 0:00The word ‘genocide’ is often used in Israel-Hamas conflict. Is it accurate?
    2. 16:17Supreme Court to decide OxyContin maker settlement, Sackler liabilityYou’re reading this
    3. 25:21See ‘unnervingly candid’ Miles Davis in new graphic novel
    4. 39:34Word of the year is ‘rizz,’ but is it already tired?
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