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Ryan Hampton | The Opioid Crisis, The Sackler Family, & The Purdue Pharma Case
Legal Profiteering and Sackler Family Wealth Projections
While 138,000 victims are set to share $750 million, fewer than 1,000 lawyers involved in the Purdue bankruptcy will take home over $1.3 billion in fees. Furthermore, because the Sacklers' $4.5 billion settlement is paid out over a decade, the family's net worth is projected to grow from $11 billion to $16 billion through standard investment interest, effectively making the settlement cost-free for them.