Whichever side Thomas is on is usually the wrong side.
I think if the court made a unanimous decision, the fact that Thomas voted for it would make it sus.
About a third of their decisions are 9-0, it’s just not the cases you hear about.
The Justice Department says the current deal would provide opioid victims between $3,500 and $48,000, with payments to some to be spread out over 10 years.
This is pennies on the dollar for a human life and a golden ticket for billionaire murderers. Any settlement that doesn’t end with the Sacklers in prison and their assets liquidated to pay for those who died and those still struggling with opioids is a gross miscarriage of justice.
Divides between those who have and haven’t vacationed with the Sacklers and are concerned about those vacations stopping
It’s going to come down to how nice their yacht is.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Supreme Court justices appeared divided over Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy deal Monday, questioning whether it can immunize the Sackler family from civil lawsuits for their role in the opioid crisis.
An overwhelming majority voted to approve Purdue Pharma’s settlement, but the Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with objections lodged by the Biden administration and a relatively small group of creditors concerning the liability releases for the Sacklers, who previously controlled the company.
During a nearly two-hour argument that transcended ideological lines, several justices raised concerns about how the administration’s position would effectively unravel the settlement.
In 2019, OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy as it faced a flood of lawsuits alleging the addictive painkiller’s aggressive marketing fueled the opioid epidemic.
That type of release has served as a key tactic in other mass tort bankruptcy cases, including abuse lawsuits against the Catholic Church.
The contributions from the Sacklers and the company’s remaining assets would be used to pay victims and fund efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
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