Some Words Are Worth Billions of Dollars

The Sacklers’ release from liability stretches back to the “beginning of time”

“[T]he Sacklers are paying $4.275 billion and they very much plan — expect — to be done forever with this chapter,” Marshall Huebner declared and warned during the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy hearing on May 26th.

By “this chapter,” Marshall Huebner — and the Sacklers — mean the opioid epidemic. By “done forever,” Marshall Huebner — and the Sacklers — mean that they expect and plan to be off the…