And other fake news from the Supreme Court’s Purdue Pharma hearing
Purdue Pharma
Posted inLaw and Justice
An Unlikely Twist in Corporate Accountability
The Sacklers might actually get their legal immunity stripped, by the Supreme Court of all people.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Sacklers?
Judges have grown accustomed to issuing get-out-of-litigation cards to corporate looters in bankruptcy court.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Sackler Family’s Bankruptcy Scheme
Even though they have billions to spare, the Sacklers want a bankruptcy judge to let them off the hook for personal liability in the OxyContin scandal.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Fine Purdue Pharma? No. Nationalize It? Now We’re Talking.
The opioid manufacturer wants a global settlement. Americans need personal accountability. Making Purdue a public beneficiary trust company could yield some interesting options.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Don’t Just Prosecute Law-Breaking Executives. Prosecute Companies Too.
Deferred prosecution agreements in two cases against companies that peddled opioids highlight the need for both personal and corporate accountability.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Big Pharma’s Private War on Drugs
Pharmacy robberies have spiked in large part thanks to illegal demand for OxyContin. A look inside the drugmaker’s efforts to protect its product and the pharmacists at the front lines.