in our Spotlight on Business Report the U.S Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a settlement with Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma the bankruptcy settlement would have shielded the family who owns a company from civil lawsuits over their role in the country's opioid epidemic under the original deal that was blocked the Purdue owners would receive immunity in exchange for paying up to six billion dollars to settle thousands of lawsuits over its misleading marketing of the pain medication the justices agreed to the Biden administration's request to Halt the agreement the court is expected to hear arguments before the end of the year on the settlement status support for the business report provided by the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey working for economic Prosperity by uniting business and Community leaders for 150 years membership and event information online at chamber snj.com