The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is asking for a seat at the table in the Purdue Pharma LP’s bankruptcy case to make sure communities of color get a fair share of billions of dollars in drug-crisis damages. OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, have offered to set aside billions of dollars in cash and business assets to cover damage from the addiction epidemic. While the exact amount of the opioid settlement fund has yet to be determined, talks are under way about how...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 08, 2020 17:03 UTC