“This epidemic, no doubt, was fueled by Purdue Pharma’s manufacturing and deceptive marketing of OxyContin, a highly potent and addictive drug. Dependency on the drug ruined countless lives, while the Sackler family and Purdue made more than $35 billion from its distribution, profiting off of the suffering of others.”

They had to pay a fine of $7 billion. And they got to choose the judge and district for their hearing.

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20250430124451/https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/taking-action/ag-sunday-announces-national-settlement-with-purdue-pharma-and-sackler-family-will-bring-up-to-212m-to-pa-for-substance-abuse-treatment-and-recovery-resources/

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[–] Blakey@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago

Honestly the way that wealthy people and corporations are allowed to profit massively by causing extensive harm and then only fined part of the profit they made from it might be the most radicalizing thing for me. I remember some wage theft scandals here where the fines paid were less than, not just the stolen wages themselves, but the estimated returns on the stolen wages from investing that money or whatever. Fucking insane.