Bankruptcy for Billionaires: Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family and the end of your "Day In Court"

Bankruptcy for Billionaires

The billionaire Sackler family has found refuge in bankruptcy court: they're trying to push through a plan that allows them to keep most of their ill-gotten wealth from sales of OxyContin and avoid all future lawsuits. Co-hosts Jonathan Lipson, a law professor at Temple University, and Charlotte Bismuth, author and former NYC prosecutor are here to explain this case -- and the broader existential legal crisis -- in plain English.

Episodes

  1. 12/13/2023

    Following the Opioid Settlement Money: Interview with Christine Minhee

    We are pleased to introduce you to Christine Minhee: she makes the world better. Christine Minhee was a law student when she took it upon herself to track opioid litigation settlements and the allocation of this "abatement" fund money. Now, not only do we have her user-friendly website (opioidsettlementtracker.com), but her work has spurred states to become more transparent about their spending.

    52 min

  2. 12/04/2023

    Hot Take: SCOTUS Argument

    Hot take! More takes coming!

    18 min

  3. 11/22/2023

    Backroom Bargaining in Mass Tort Cases: Interview with Elizabeth Chamblee Burch

    Before the Purdue Pharma case slid into bankruptcy court, it was part of the National Opiate Prescription Litigation -- one of many cases consolidated into a Multi-District Litigation ("MDL") before Judge Polster in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. So ... were plaintiffs better off there? We're thrilled to bring you this interview with complex litigation expert Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, Fuller E. Callaway Chair of Law at the University of Georgia. There's lots to consider as the SCOTUS argument in the Purdue bankruptcy case draws near!

    46 min

  4. 08/28/2023

    SCOTUS Status

    Others have talked about SCOTUS' decision to take on the Purdue Pharma case. But not like this. Stay tuned this fall as we dial it up, with a regular release schedule and lots of exciting guests!

    39 min

  5. 08/11/2023

    SCOTUS on the case!

    A short message from Charlotte about the news. We'd love to answer your questions in our next episode -- please send them in!

    1 min

  6. 06/13/2023

    The Second Circuit Sides with the Sacklers

    On May 30, 2023, a panel of three judges from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals released its long-awaited ruling in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case. Jonathan and Charlotte dissect the ruling with two experts, Professors Melissa Jacoby and Ralph Brubaker, and discuss the ruling's consequences for people and families harmed by OxyContin.

    42 min

  7. 04/18/2023

    All Eyes on the Sacklers with Megan Kapler and Harry Cullen

    Co-hosts Jonathan Lipson and Charlotte Bismuth speak to PAIN activists Megan Kapler and Harry Cullen about moving protests from the world's greatest museum galleries to the steps of a quiet courthouse in White Plains, New York.

    46 min
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The billionaire Sackler family has found refuge in bankruptcy court: they're trying to push through a plan that allows them to keep most of their ill-gotten wealth from sales of OxyContin and avoid all future lawsuits. Co-hosts Jonathan Lipson, a law professor at Temple University, and Charlotte Bismuth, author and former NYC prosecutor are here to explain this case -- and the broader existential legal crisis -- in plain English.

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