The individuals behind Purdue Pharma's involvement in the U.S. opioid crisis reached a $7-billion settlement in January 2025.

Purdue founders Arthur, Mortimer and Raymond Sackler were the sons of Jewish immigrants in Brooklyn who attended medical school in Scotland because American schools wouldn’t admit Jews at the time.

The Office of the Attorney General came to a $7.4 billion settlement with the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma ...

Family and company to make payment to group of US states and other parties to settle long-running litigation over OxyContin’s ...

Representatives of the families of the late Mortimer Sackler and Raymond Sackler have long denied wrongdoing and said they would support “a resolution that provides substantial resources to help ...

The ascent of the Sackler family is a remarkable rags to riches story that starts with the rise of three brothers from Brooklyn: Arthur, Mortimer and Raymond, the sons of Jewish grocers who ...

CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties, today announced a $7.4 billion settlement in principle ...

Mortimer Sackler, and Raymond Sackler. In addition, Raymond’s son, Richard Sackler, is another key member of the family. In ...

HARRISBURG – State Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement, in principle, with members of the Sackler ...

Explore the Sackler family's legacy, their role in Purdue Pharma, and the devastating opioid crisis they helped fuel.

An Empire of Misery and a Legacy of Opioids. The Sackler family, once revered for its wealth and philanthropic endeavours, is ...