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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

OxyContin victims fight for their share in Purdue bankruptcy case

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The current proposed settlement in the bankruptcy case against the Sacklers and Purdue Pharma sets aside only $5,000 per victim. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

Stephanie and Troy Lubinski met when they were teenagers, and they were married for three decades. Troy was big-hearted, kind, the best fisherman around, a devoted father who cared for the kids during the day after long night shifts as a firefighter.

But he had back pain that began when he worked in construction and then grew worse over the years. His doctor prescribed OxyContin, and that was the beginning of the end.

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