Supreme Court blocks bankruptcy deal for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

The U.S. Supreme Court voted to block a controversial bankruptcy deal for Purdue Pharma, the drug company at the center of the opioid crisis, on Thursday.

The narrow 5-4 ruling rejected a nationwide bankruptcy settlement from proceeding with the company, and it potentially exposes the company's owners--the Sackler family--to civil consequences.

Purdue Pharma is the creator of OxyCotin and is responsible for proliferating the drug across the U.S.

While the ruling opens the Sackler family up to further consequences...