<story><title>Supreme Court blocks controversial Purdue Pharma opioid settlement</title><url>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/27/purdue-pharma-supreme-court-opioid-bankruptcy/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>rootusrootus</author><text>Considering the patience the US has with getting justice against other individuals who have fled our jurisdiction, we could do the same here.  We also have an enormous amount of influence in the financial sector in other western nations, so we could at least make their lives less lavish and comfortable.&lt;p&gt;Throwing up our hands and declaring it an unsolvable issue just encourages others to misbehave and then escape the same way.</text></item><item><author>chasil</author><text>One problem of which I was unaware is that the Sackler family has largely fled the United States.&lt;p&gt;Pursuing their assets introduces vast complexities of international law.&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;In a brief filed on behalf of the relatives of Mortimer Sackler, most of whom are based overseas, lawyers warned of “significant litigation costs and risks” in seeking to enforce any foreign court judgments against the family if the settlement were thrown out.&amp;quot;</text></item><item><author>rootusrootus</author><text>I could see shielding from future civil liability as an option, but only after a true bankruptcy has occurred.  Liquidate everything, and by that I mean &lt;i&gt;everything&lt;/i&gt;, and then you can move on with your life.  Definitely no shielding money in offshore accounts.&lt;p&gt;If you&amp;#x27;re not willing to do that ... well, see you in court.  Over and over, because every individual you hurt should have a chance to come at you with a liability claim.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>whycome</author><text>Hey, it&amp;#x27;s not like they shared copyrighted movies on a server or something.</text></comment>
<story><title>Supreme Court blocks controversial Purdue Pharma opioid settlement</title><url>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/27/purdue-pharma-supreme-court-opioid-bankruptcy/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>rootusrootus</author><text>Considering the patience the US has with getting justice against other individuals who have fled our jurisdiction, we could do the same here.  We also have an enormous amount of influence in the financial sector in other western nations, so we could at least make their lives less lavish and comfortable.&lt;p&gt;Throwing up our hands and declaring it an unsolvable issue just encourages others to misbehave and then escape the same way.</text></item><item><author>chasil</author><text>One problem of which I was unaware is that the Sackler family has largely fled the United States.&lt;p&gt;Pursuing their assets introduces vast complexities of international law.&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;In a brief filed on behalf of the relatives of Mortimer Sackler, most of whom are based overseas, lawyers warned of “significant litigation costs and risks” in seeking to enforce any foreign court judgments against the family if the settlement were thrown out.&amp;quot;</text></item><item><author>rootusrootus</author><text>I could see shielding from future civil liability as an option, but only after a true bankruptcy has occurred.  Liquidate everything, and by that I mean &lt;i&gt;everything&lt;/i&gt;, and then you can move on with your life.  Definitely no shielding money in offshore accounts.&lt;p&gt;If you&amp;#x27;re not willing to do that ... well, see you in court.  Over and over, because every individual you hurt should have a chance to come at you with a liability claim.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>nickff</author><text>The question is whether to allow a smaller settlement immediately, or pursue a less-likely and possibly larger set of judgements in the future. It&amp;#x27;s not clear that it is possible to get more money out of them.</text></comment>