The Second Circuit Sides with the Sacklers

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Bankruptcy for Billionaires: Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family and the end of your "Day In Court"

Bankruptcy for Billionaires

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The billionaire Sackler family has found refuge in bankruptcy court: they're trying to push through a plan that allows them to keep most of their ill-gotten wealth from sales of OxyContin and avoid all future lawsuits. Co-hosts Jonathan Lipson, a law professor at Temple University, and Charlotte Bismuth, author and former NYC prosecutor are here to explain this case -- and the broader existential legal crisis -- in plain English.

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The Second Circuit Sides with the Sacklers

Bankruptcy for Billionaires: Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family and the end of your "Day In Court"

41 minutes 55 seconds

2 years ago

The Second Circuit Sides with the Sacklers

On May 30, 2023, a panel of three judges from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals released its long-awaited ruling in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case. Jonathan and Charlotte dissect the ruling with two experts, Professors Melissa Jacoby and Ralph Brubaker, and discuss the ruling's consequences for people and families harmed by OxyContin.