Honestly, this comes as a surprise to me. This Court is normally very friendly to big businesses and business interests. It could be a reaction to public outrage at the exposed corruption among prominent conservative jurists.

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    11 months ago

    They say justice is blind but that bitch seems to have 20/20 vision when it comes to telling the difference between the elite and us normies.

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    11 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids.

    The justices agreed to a request from the Biden administration to put the brakes on an agreement reached last year with state and local governments.

    But a key component of the agreement would shield family members, who are not seeking bankruptcy protection as individuals, from lawsuits.

    The justices directed the parties to address whether bankruptcy law authorizes a blanket shield from lawsuits filed by all opioid victims.

    Trustee, despite having no concrete interest in the outcome of this process, has been able to single-handedly delay billions of dollars in value that should be put to use for victim compensation, opioid crisis abatement for communities across the country, and overdose rescue medicines.”

    Ed Neiger, a lawyer representing individual victims of the opioid crisis who would be in line for a piece of the settlement, said it was a disappointment that they would have to wait longer for any compensation but also praised the court for agreeing to hear the case so soon.


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