Harrington v. Purdue Pharma (2024)

1) Link to the Actual Opinion
Read the Supreme Court opinion (PDF)

2) Summary of the Opinion
Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy to resolve thousands of lawsuits over its role in the opioid epidemic. The plan released members of the Sackler family (who owned Purdue but were not themselves debtors) from liability in exchange for a multibillion-dollar contribution. The Supreme Court ruled that the Bankruptcy Code does not authorize non-consensual third-party releases like the one shielding the Sacklers.