Corporate Responsibility and the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy

Delving into the complexities of corporate responsibility and product safety, this chapter explores Purdue Pharma's role in the opioid crisis, focusing on the consequences of marketing OxyContin as non-addictive. It discusses the bankruptcy filing of Purdue Pharma, owned by the Sackler family, and the controversial third party releases in exchange for absolving civil liability. The ongoing debate around the Purdue bankruptcy case, including the significant ruling allowing third party releases and the appeal to the Supreme Court, is also examined.