Purdue Pharma will ask a federal judge Wednesday to approve a nationwide settlement that will transform the company into a public trust and contribute up to $6 billion from members of the Sackler family, with most of the money going toward efforts to abate the nation's ongoing overdose and addiction crisis.
Another part of the settlement allows people recovering from addiction and those who have lost loved ones to the crisis to directly address some of the Sacklers. That court session, scheduled for Thursday, is sure to be emotional, even in a virtual setting.
