


"So we will have to live without one."Ĭritics of this bankruptcy settlement, meanwhile, said they would challenge Drain's confirmation because of the liability releases for the Sacklers. "A forced apology is not really an apology," Drain said. In his ruling, Judge Drain noted that members of the Sackler family had declined to offer an explicit apology for their role leading Purdue Pharma. "While we dispute the allegations that have been made about our family, we have embraced this path in order to help combat a serious and complex public health crisis." Representatives of the Mortimer Sackler branch of the family sent a statement to NPR. The Sacklers, who admit no wrongdoing and who by their own reckoning earned more than $10 billion from opioid sales, will remain one of the wealthiest families in the world. National As Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Nears Approval, Family Members Write About The Human Toll
