Bankruptcy judge approves Purdue Pharma plan to resolve opioid claims, giving Sackler family civil immunity

Once effective, the bankruptcy plan will set aside funds for cities, counties and other entities. Individuals — such as those who suffered from addiction, families of people who died of overdoses and babies exposed to opioids in the womb and born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS — would be entitled to payments ranging from $3,500 to $48,000. The claims would still need to be adjudicated, an effort that could be complicated by that fact that years-old medical records may no longer exist.