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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 19, 2025

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids according to a new deal approved by a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday, Action News 5 reports. The Sacklers must contribute up to $7 billion over 15 years with most of the money going to government entities to fight the opioid crisis. Thousands of victims could be paid thousands of dollars each, with some distributions beginning next year for people who had OxyContin prescriptions or their survivors. The agreement replaces one the U.S. Supreme Court rejected last year because it would have shielded Sackler family members from future lawsuits. The new agreement allows entities that do not opt into the settlement to still sue. The deal is among the largest in a series of opioid settlements brought by state and local governments against drugmakers, wholesalers and pharmacies, the station reports.