"Purdue Pharma admitted it did not have an effective program to keep its powerful prescription painkillers from being diverted to the black market, even though it told the US Drug Enforcement Administration that it did."
"The guilty plea and civil settlement with the federal government included $8.3bn in forfeitures, fines and penalties, but the federal government agreed to collect just $225m in exchange for Purdue reaching a separate settlement of the thousands of lawsuits it faced."
"Many of those affected by the crisis tried to persuade the judge to reject the negotiated sentence, arguing it doesn't provide them with real justice."
Purdue Pharma is set to dissolve and transition to a new company focused on public welfare following a legal settlement. A federal judge imposed a criminal sentence to finalize the settlement, which resolves numerous lawsuits related to the opioid crisis. Purdue admitted to failing to prevent its painkillers from being misused and to incentivizing doctors to prescribe them. The settlement includes significant financial penalties but lacks individual accountability for those involved. Victims expressed dissatisfaction, feeling the resolution does not deliver true justice.
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