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By Matthew Vadum The Supreme Court ruled 5–4 on June 27 that U.S. bankruptcy law does not allow courts to approve an opioid manufacturer’s bankruptcy settlement that extinguishes the claims of those alleging they were harmed by opioid use. The case is Harrington v. Purdue Pharma LP. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the Court’s majority opinion. Dissenting were Chief Justice John…
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