Billionaire Sackler family to relinquish control of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma in bankruptcy plan and agrees to pay nearly $4.3 BILLION to resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits Members of the Sackler family, who own Purdue Pharma, have agreed to pay $4.3 billion to resolve lawsuits accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis The huge payment from the Sacklers is part of a larger restructuring plan filed by Purdue on Monday to get the pharmaceutical giant out of bankruptcy Purdue's plan calls for it to be transformed into an entity that would see the Sacklers relinquish control and steer revenue directly to plaintiffs