Sackler Family Wants Liability Shields Before Settling Opioid Crisis Suits

A Sackler family heir said in a court appearance on Tuesday that the family, which owns OxyContin drug maker Purdue Pharma, holds a “moral responsibility” to lend its help in combating the opioid crisis in the U.S. but noted it will not give billions of dollars to a legal settlement unless broad legal protections are provided in exchange.