Judge Overturns Purdue Pharma’s Opioid Settlement December 17, 2021 Auto Bot Justice Department, Opioids and Opiates, OxyContin (Drug), Pain-Relieving Drugs, Purdue Pharma, Sackler family, Suits and Litigation (Civil) 0 The ruling said the company’s owners, members of the Sackler family, could not receive protection from civil lawsuits in return for a $4.5 billion contribution.