The individuals behind Purdue Pharma's involvement in the U.S. opioid crisis reached a $7-billion settlement in January 2025.
Mortimer and Raymond Sackler are the late patriarchs of a family under fire now for its central role in the opioid addiction crisis, which has led to hundreds of thousands of American deaths.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the bipartisan States Negotiating Committee and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement in ...
Explore the Sackler family's legacy, their role in Purdue Pharma, and the devastating opioid crisis they helped fuel.
Purdue founders Arthur, Mortimer and Raymond Sackler were the sons of Jewish immigrants in Brooklyn who attended medical school in Scotland because American schools wouldn’t admit Jews at the time.
Connolly, attorney for the Raymond Sackler family. “The Sackler family has vigorously denied the false allegations in the state’s lawsuit, and believes the proposed $10-$12 billion settlement ...
An Empire of Misery and a Legacy of Opioids. The Sackler family, once revered for its wealth and philanthropic endeavours, is ...
Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement, in principle, with members of the Sackler family and ...