At least 24 states have mounted a legal challenge against the Sackler family. The billionaire family owns Purdue Pharma, one of the companies in the center of lawsuits and litigation around the opioid crisis. And Another Thing spoke with Attorney Generals William Tong of Connecticut and Maura Healey of Massachusetts as they continue to fight to hold Purdue Pharma accountable.
Also in the show, a conversation with New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney who introduced the Sackler Act to congress. The bill would see that when the government accuses an individual of wrongdoing, they cannot declare bankruptcy.
The show concludes with a conversation with a father who lost his son to opioids and his reaction to the lawsuit.