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DEC 9 2019 – Arizona alleged in its petition to the top court that the Sacklers, who have become embroiled in the nation’s opioid epidemic over their signature drug OxyContin, unlawfully transferred billions of dollars out of their company in order to avoid liabilities stemming from thousands of lawsuits filed against them. The state accused the Sacklers of transferring $4 billion to themselves since 2008, and at least another $2 billion to companies under their control, in violation of a fraud statute on the books in 43 states. The Sackler family has denied Arizona’s allegations.
The court announced that it will not hear the case in an order with no explanation and no noted dissents. Read more: Supreme Court could hear first case over the opioid epidemic, thanks to an unusual suit brought by Arizona … Purdue filed for bankruptcy in September as part of a tentative deal, valued at between $10 billion and $12 billion, to settle more than 2,000 opioid lawsuits filed by local governments…
