U.S. Supreme Court decision rejects Purdue Pharma opioid settlement, leaving victims in limbo
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![Jen Trejo holds a photo of her son Christopher as she is comforted outside the Supreme Court Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in Washington. Her son was 32 when he died and she said about Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, A woman stands in front of an august building, with a picture of someone under her arm. Nearby are makeshift memorials to several people.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7248325.1719499420!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/supreme-court-opioid-crisis-purdue-pharma.jpg)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic.
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