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In Florida Court, Sackler Family Member Admits Felony Tied to Her Opioid Addiction

As the Sackler family worked through a plan to pay $6.5 billion to resolve their liability over Purdue Pharma LP’s production of addictive opioids, the epidemic hit even closer to home. Joss Sackler, the wife of former Purdue board member …

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According to Insurance Journal’s source item, In Florida Court, Sackler Family Member Admits Felony Tied to Her Opioid Addiction, As the Sackler family worked through a plan to pay $6.5 billion to resolve their liability over Purdue Pharma LP’s production of addictive opioids, the epidemic hit even closer to home. Joss Sackler, the wife of former Purdue board member …

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