Watch: Payback for the Opioid Crisis: How Did the Sackler Family Skirt Liability?

This week, a federal appeals court ruling concerning opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma spared its owner, the Sackler family, from further civil litigation in exchange for a $6 billion settlement.

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani appeared on PBS NewsHour to discuss the ruling and her reporting into the ongoing distribution of more than $54 billion in opioid settlement funds.

Pattani also participated in a May 9 panel discussion on “Spotlight PA” investigating how Pennsylvania might spend the $1 billion it’s receiving through the opioid settlement.

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<h1>Watch: Payback for the Opioid Crisis: How Did the Sackler Family Skirt Liability?</h1>
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<p>This week, a federal appeals court ruling concerning opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma spared its owner, the Sackler family, from further civil litigation in exchange for a $6 billion settlement. </p><p>KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani appeared on PBS NewsHour to discuss the ruling and her reporting into <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/opioid-settlements/">the ongoing distribution of more than $54 billion</a> in opioid settlement funds.</p><p>Pattani also participated in a <a href="https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2023/05/pa-opioid-settlement-policing-public-health-event/">May 9 panel discussion</a> on “Spotlight PA” investigating how Pennsylvania might spend the $1 billion it’s receiving through the opioid settlement.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement-addiction-treatment-funds-pbs-newshour/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement-addiction-treatment-funds-pbs-newshour/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement-addiction-treatment-funds-pbs-newshour/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20Payback%20for%20the%20Opioid%20Crisis%3A%20How%20Did%20the%20Sackler%20Family%20Skirt%20Liability%3F&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTY5NzczOA&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement-addiction-treatment-funds-pbs-newshour/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement-addiction-treatment-funds-pbs-newshour/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement-addiction-treatment-funds-pbs-newshour/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1697738&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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