Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) was sentenced today in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, and ordered to pay criminal penalties of over $5 billion for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic.
Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) was sentenced today in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, and ordered to pay criminal penalties of over $5 billion for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic.
So uh, it says that if Purdue takes the deal and changes into a public benefit company, the money they make goes to opioid treatment programs, but it never says anything about where the billions in penalties is going… This is a disgusting deal.