Supreme Court to hear challenge to $6 billion Purdue opioid settlement

Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court is to hear a challenge on Monday to Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioids settlement immunizing the family that controlled the drugmaker from future litigation. The Justice Department is arguing that members of the Sackler family, who earned tens of billions of dollars flooding the country with highly addictive opioids, should not legally gain sweeping protection in the deal. Last year's settlement, which came after years of negotiations involving legal officials from all 50 US states, set aside $6 billion from the bankruptcy of Purdue, which made prescript...