U.S. Seeks to Block Bankruptcy Plan That Would Free Sacklers From Opioid Claims

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department moved on Thursday to block a bankruptcy plan that grants broad legal immunity to the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma, whose drug OxyContin has been at the heart of the nation’s opioid epidemic.William K. Harrington, the U.S. trustee for the Justice Department, filed a motion in federal court to halt confirmation…