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  • Unsettled

  • How the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Failed the Victims of the American Overdose Crisis
  • By: Ryan Hampton
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
  • Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

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Unsettled

By: Ryan Hampton
Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
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A shocking inside account of reckless capitalism and injustice in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case.

In September 2019, Purdue Pharma - the maker of OxyContin and a company controlled by the infamous billionaire Sackler family - filed for bankruptcy to protect itself from 2,600 lawsuits for its role in fueling the US overdose crisis. Author and activist Ryan Hampton served as co-chair of the official creditors committee that acted as a watchdog during the process, one of only four victims appointed among representatives of big insurance companies, hospitals, and pharmacies. He entered the case believing that exposing the Sacklers and mobilizing against Purdue would be enough to right the scales of justice. But he soon learned that behind closed doors, justice had plenty of other competition - and it came with a hefty price tag.

Unsettled is the inside story of Purdue's excruciating Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, the company's eventual restructuring, and the Sackler family's evasion of any true accountability. It's also the untold story of how a group of determined ordinary people tried to see justice done against the odds - and in the face of brutal opposition from powerful institutions and even government representatives.

©2021 Ryan Hampton (P)2021 Tantor
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Bankruptcy SCAM exposed !

SECRECY has been the Sackler’s shield for years and why it took so long to stop them but as Ryan says justice was NOT done. Ryan reveals some of the secrets which highlights the need for bankruptcy reform that is now possible due to this SCAM that will go down as one of the most infamous in bankruptcy history.

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Why isn’t everybody pissed off about this?

Once again Ryan Hampton tries to educate the American people about The seemingly anonymous and unspoken truth about addiction. This disease affects everyone in all walks of life. Why aren’t more people looking to help this cause that affects so many? Once again the average person is crushed by corporate America

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The Death of us all!

Sadly I must say I understand the authors overwhelming frustration ..,, having experienced the decline and death of a friend back in Worcester, Ma.
Please keep fighting for us all!

Thank you,
Mary C McCarthy

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