The liability shield would have protected members of the Sackler family from civil claims related to the opioid epidemic.The liability shield would have protected members of the Sackler family from civil claims related to the opioid epidemic.Read MoreDecisions and Verdicts, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Food and Drug Administration, Justice Department, Purdue Pharma, Supreme Court (US), Sackler Family, Opioids and Opiates, OxyContin (Drug)NYT > Health