Purdue Pharma, which makes OxyContin, is set to be dissolved and replaced by a company focused on the public good by the week’s end, as a sweeping legal settlement resolving thousands of lawsuits takes effect.

A federal judge on Tuesday delivered a criminal sentence to the company to resolve a US Department of Justice investigation – a last necessary step to clear the way for the settlement.

Some victims of the opioid crisis, which has been linked to more than 900,000 deaths in the US since 1999, gave impact statements. Many of those affected by the crisis tried to persuade the judge to reject the negotiated sentence, arguing it doesn’t provide them with real justice.