Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden in an undated file photo
Idaho is one of 15 states now agreeing to a controversial bankruptcy plan involving Purdue Pharma, with the state poised to receive tens of millions of dollars from the OxyContin maker if the deal is approved.
Just last month, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden blasted the Sacklers before a congressional committee. He was testifying in favor of a bill that would prevent people from using bankruptcy settlements to shield themselves from lawsuits if they haven’t declared bankruptcy themselves.
“The Sackler family bears substantial responsibility for the opioid crisis ravaging our country,” Wasden said. “The Sacklers are not bankrupt – they are billionaires. The bankruptcy code could not have intended to benefit them and efforts to use it for that purpose should be stopped.”
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Washington D.C. (June 1, 2021) Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced that Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden will testify before the Committee on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at 12:00 p.m., at a hybrid hearing to examine the Sackler family’s role in fueling America’s
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