Washington state reaches $518m settlement with opioid suppliers
2 years, 8 months ago

Washington state reaches $518m settlement with opioid suppliers

Al Jazeera  

The agreement ends a months-long trial over the companies’ alleged role in fuelling the opioid epidemic in the state, the three companies said on Tuesday. Washington has reached a $518m settlement with drug distributors McKesson Corp, AmerisourceBergen Corp and Cardinal Health, ending a months-long trial over the companies’ alleged role in fuelling the opioid epidemic in the northwestern United States state, the three companies announced on Tuesday. Washington opted out of a $26bn nationwide opioid settlement involving the three drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson. “That decision to take them to court will result in significant additional resources for Washington to combat the opioid epidemic.” The state had accused the drug distributors of failing to prevent prescription pills from being diverted for illegal use during a trial that began in November before King County Superior Court Judge Michael Scott in Seattle.

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Kentucky reaches $110 million deal with Kroger to settle its opioid lawsuit
1 day, 16 hours ago

Kentucky reaches $110 million deal with Kroger to settle its opioid lawsuit

Associated Press  

Kentucky will receive $110 million to settle its lawsuit accusing one of the nation’s largest grocery chains of helping fuel the opioid epidemic, the state’s attorney general said Thursday. “This massive grocery chain that asked for our trust and our business allowed the fire of addiction to spread across the commonwealth, leaving pain and leaving so much brokenness in its …

How are states spending their opioid settlement cash? Look yours up in this database
3 weeks, 5 days ago

How are states spending their opioid settlement cash? Look yours up in this database

NPR  

How are states spending their opioid settlement cash? Look yours up in this database toggle caption Celia Talbot Tobin for KFF Health News In the past few years, state and local governments across the U.S. have begun spending billions in opioid settlements paid by companies accused of fueling the overdose crisis. Across the country, the money supports other innovative treatment …

How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don’t have a say
1 month ago

How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don’t have a say

Associated Press  

People with substance use disorder across the country are not getting a formal say in how most of the approximately $50 billion in opioid lawsuit settlement money is being used to stem the crisis, a new analysis found. Brandon Marshall, a professor of epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health and a former member of the Rhode Island …

California finalizes $122 million opioid settlement with grocery giant Kroger
2 months ago

California finalizes $122 million opioid settlement with grocery giant Kroger

LA Times  

California will receive $122 million in a settlement agreement with Kroger, the grocery chain and parent company of Ralphs, to resolve lawsuits over its alleged role in the opioid crisis and how its pharmacies dispensed prescription painkillers to customers. The settlement agreement calls for the company to pay $1.2 billion to state and local governments and $36 million to Native …

OxyContin marketer, opioid maker announce settlements totaling $500 million
11 months, 1 week ago

OxyContin marketer, opioid maker announce settlements totaling $500 million

Associated Press  

An advertising agency that helped develop marketing campaigns for OxyContin and other prescription painkillers and a drugmaker announced separate agreements Thursday worth a total of $500 million to avoid going to trial on claims that they bore some responsibility for the nation’s opioid crisis. The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James, who led negotiations with the company, said …

Local governments in West Virginia to start seeing opioid settlement money this year
1 year, 2 months ago

Local governments in West Virginia to start seeing opioid settlement money this year

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Local governments in West Virginia will start seeing opioid settlement money by the year’s end, the board in charge of distributing the lion’s share of around $1 billion in funds announced Monday. Around $73.5 million will be deployed to municipalities and counties this calendar year in the state most hard-hit by the opioid epidemic, according to Jefferson …

Nevada secures $285M opioid settlement with Walgreens, bringing total settlements to $1 billion
1 year, 6 months ago

Nevada secures $285M opioid settlement with Walgreens, bringing total settlements to $1 billion

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The state of Nevada has reached a $285 million settlement with Walgreens regarding the pharmacy chain’s role in the opioid epidemic, the state’s top lawyer announced Wednesday. The last in a series of multiyear settlements with pharmaceutical companies, retailers and others, it pushes Nevada’s total anticipated payments stemming from opioid claims to $1.1 billion, state Attorney General …

Nevada secures $152 million opioid settlement with pharmacy chain CVS
1 year, 7 months ago

Nevada secures $152 million opioid settlement with pharmacy chain CVS

Associated Press  

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada and pharmacy chain CVS have reached a nearly $152 million settlement to be paid over the next decade to end a lawsuit over opioid claims, state Attorney General Aaron Ford announced Tuesday. It also puts the total money Nevada expects to receive from opioid litigation settlements since 2020 at $606 million, according to Ford’s office. …

West Virginia settles with Kroger, opioid money now tops $1B
1 year, 8 months ago

West Virginia settles with Kroger, opioid money now tops $1B

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has settled with Kroger for $68 million over its role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers into the U.S. state that has lost more lives to opioid overdoses per capita than any other. That brings West Virginia’s total opioid litigation dollars up to more than $1 billion, more than any other state per capita, Attorney …

50 states sign up for Walmart’s opioid settlement framework
2 years ago

50 states sign up for Walmart’s opioid settlement framework

CNN  

New York CNN — Walmart said it has reached settlement agreements with all 50 US states as part of a $3.1 billion nationwide opioid settlement announced last month. In November, the retailer announced a settlement from multiple states’ attorneys general that accused the company of failing to regulate opioid prescriptions contributing to the nationwide opioid crisis. The settlement, according to …

New York could get $524M under opioid settlements with Teva
2 years, 2 months ago

New York could get $524M under opioid settlements with Teva

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York will receive up to $524 million from drugmaker Teva to settle claims that the company contributed to the U.S. opioid epidemic, the largest amount secured from an opioid manufacturer or distributor sued by the state, Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday. New York will additionally receive $211 million from a $4.3 billion national settlement Teva …

US pharmacy companies reach $10bn settlement over opioid claims
2 years, 2 months ago

US pharmacy companies reach $10bn settlement over opioid claims

Al Jazeera  

The deals mean CVS and Walgreens will pay more than $10bn for their roles in the opioid crisis that continues to claim thousands of lives in US. Two US pharmacy chains have reached a tentative settlement over lawsuits brought by state, local, and tribal governments accusing the companies of contributing to the opioid crisis through irresponsible practices. CVS Health and …

McKinsey reaches deal with US local governments over opioids
2 years, 2 months ago

McKinsey reaches deal with US local governments over opioids

Al Jazeera  

Leading consulting firm McKinsey & Co has agreed to settle claims by hundreds of United States local governments and school districts around the country that it fuelled an epidemic of opioid addiction through its work for bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and other drug companies. McKinsey previously agreed to pay more than $600m to settle opioid claims brought by …

$500M-plus from opioid deal starts heading to Washington
2 years, 3 months ago

$500M-plus from opioid deal starts heading to Washington

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — The first payments from a $518 million settlement with the nation’s three largest opioid distributors will begin reaching Washington communities in December, providing much-needed cash officials can use to hire first responders or direct toward prevention, treatment and other services, Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Monday. “These significant resources will help Washington fight back against the opioid epidemic …

Drugmaker Teva latest to settle opioid lawsuits nationally
2 years, 5 months ago

Drugmaker Teva latest to settle opioid lawsuits nationally

Associated Press  

Drugmaker Teva announced Tuesday that it has agreed to contribute more than $4.3 billion in cash and medications to settle lawsuits in the state and local governments and Native American tribes that claimed the company contributed to the U.S. opioid epidemic. In their lawsuits, state governments and others claimed the Israel-based company promoted Actiq and Fentora, prescription opioids approved to …

Tentative $161.5M settlement reached in WVa opioid trial
2 years, 7 months ago

Tentative $161.5M settlement reached in WVa opioid trial

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers have reached a tentative $161.5 million settlement just as closing arguments were set to begin in a seven-week trial over the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday. West Virginia had reached a $99 million settlement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals …

US judge to decide how much pharmacies owe over opioid crisis
2 years, 8 months ago

US judge to decide how much pharmacies owe over opioid crisis

Al Jazeera  

Approximately 80 million prescription painkillers were dispensed in Trumbull County between 2012 and 2016 — 400 for every county resident — while 61 million pills were dispensed in Lake County during that five-year period — 265 pills for every resident. That is the question in front of a federal judge in Cleveland, who will begin hearing testimony on Tuesday after …

Washington reaches $518M settlement with opioid distributors
2 years, 8 months ago

Washington reaches $518M settlement with opioid distributors

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Months into a complex trial over their role in flooding Washington with highly addictive painkillers, the nation’s three largest opioid distributors agreed Tuesday to pay the state $518 million, with the vast majority being directed toward easing the addiction epidemic. Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the deal, noting that it’s worth tens of millions of dollars more than …

J&J’s Janssen settles with WVa for $99M in opioid lawsuit
2 years, 8 months ago

J&J’s Janssen settles with WVa for $99M in opioid lawsuit

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia will receive $99 million in a settlement finalized Monday with Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. over the drugmaker’s role in perpetuating the opioid crisis in the state that has long led the nation in drug overdose deaths. State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said during a news briefing that he believes West Virginia’s settlement …

EXPLAINER: Where do US opioid trials, settlements stand?
2 years, 8 months ago

EXPLAINER: Where do US opioid trials, settlements stand?

Associated Press  

The effort to hold drug companies, pharmacies and distributors accountable for their role in the opioid crisis has led to a whirlwind of legal activity around the U.S. that can be difficult keep tabs on. OTHER DRUGMAKERS In a major court victory for drugmakers last year, a California judge ruled against some local governments in their case against pharmaceutical companies …

West Virginia reaches $26M settlement with opioid maker Endo
2 years, 9 months ago

West Virginia reaches $26M settlement with opioid maker Endo

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia will receive $26 million in a settlement with the opioid maker Endo Health Solutions for the company’s role in perpetuating the state’s drug epidemic, the attorney general’s office said Wednesday. Endo would have been part of that trial if the state and the company hadn’t come to a settlement agreement over the last several months, …

J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement
2 years, 10 months ago

J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement

Associated Press  

CAMDEN, N.J. — Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday, an announcement that clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the U.S. Taken together, the settlements are the largest to date among the many opioid-related cases that have …

Johnson & Johnson, 3 distributors finalize landmark $26-billion opioid settlement
2 years, 10 months ago

Johnson & Johnson, 3 distributors finalize landmark $26-billion opioid settlement

LA Times  

Used syringes are disposed of Thursday at a needle exchange run by a health center in Camden, N.J. Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday, an announcement that clears the way for a cumulative $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the …

4 U.S. companies will pay $26 billion to settle claims they fueled the opioid crisis
2 years, 10 months ago

4 U.S. companies will pay $26 billion to settle claims they fueled the opioid crisis

NPR  

4 U.S. companies will pay $26 billion to settle claims they fueled the opioid crisis Enlarge this image toggle caption Keith Srakocic/AP file photo Keith Srakocic/AP file photo Four of the largest U.S. corporations have agreed to pay roughly $26 billion to settle a tsunami of lawsuits linked to claims that their business practices helped fuel the deadly opioid crisis. …

Native American tribes reach $590mn opioid settlement with J&J, drug distributor
2 years, 11 months ago

Native American tribes reach $590mn opioid settlement with J&J, drug distributor

Live Mint  

Johnson & Johnson and three major U.S. drug distributors agreed to pay nearly $590 million to Native American tribes heavily affected by the opioid crisis to resolve litigation against the companies. “We view the settlement as a first critical step in starting to address the opioid epidemic that has disproportionately impacted Indian country," said Tara Sutton, an attorney for the …

US opioid crisis: Pharma giants to pay $590 million to Native Americans to settle claims
2 years, 11 months ago

US opioid crisis: Pharma giants to pay $590 million to Native Americans to settle claims

Firstpost  

The US opioid crisis has claimed more than 500,000 lives over the last 20 years and ensnared some of the largest firms in the world of American medicine New York, United States: A group of pharmaceutical companies and distributors agreed to pay $590 million to settle lawsuits connected to opioid addiction among Native American tribe members, according to a US …

Native American tribes reach $590 million opioid settlement
2 years, 11 months ago

Native American tribes reach $590 million opioid settlement

Associated Press  

Native American tribes have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the country’s three largest drug distribution companies, according to a court filing made public Tuesday. W. Ron Allen, chairman of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in Washington state, called it a big deal for tribes to reach their own settlement, in …

Native American tribes reach $590-million settlement over opioids
2 years, 11 months ago

Native American tribes reach $590-million settlement over opioids

LA Times  

More than 400 tribes and intertribal organizations representing about 80% of tribal citizens have sued over opioids. Native American tribes in the U.S. have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the country’s three largest drug distribution companies, according to a court filing made Tuesday. The filing in the U.S. District …

Washington seeks over $38 billion from opioid distributors
3 years, 1 month ago

Washington seeks over $38 billion from opioid distributors

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — After rejecting a half-billion-dollar settlement, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday took the state’s case against the nation’s three biggest drug distributors to trial, saying they must be held accountable for their role in the nation’s opioid epidemic. In an email, Ferguson stressed that the relevant Washington laws differ and called the cases “apples and oranges.” Public …

Oklahoma court overturns $465M opioid ruling against J&J
3 years, 2 months ago

Oklahoma court overturns $465M opioid ruling against J&J

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state’s public nuisance law in the first case of its kind in the U.S. to go to trial. The court ruled in a 5-1 decision that District Judge Thad Balkman in 2019 …

Drug companies win in California opioid crisis lawsuit
3 years, 2 months ago

Drug companies win in California opioid crisis lawsuit

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A California judge has ruled for top drug manufacturers as local governments seek billions of dollars to cover their costs from the nation’s opioid epidemic. Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson issued a tentative ruling on Monday that said the governments hadn’t proven the pharmaceutical companies used deceptive marketing to increase unnecessary opioid prescriptions and create …

Orange County judge rules in favor of drugmakers in California opioid crisis lawsuit
3 years, 2 months ago

Orange County judge rules in favor of drugmakers in California opioid crisis lawsuit

LA Times  

OxyContin bottles, or facsimiles thereof, lie scattered on the ground at an anti-opioid demonstration in Washington in April 2019. Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson issued a tentative ruling Monday saying the county governments hadn’t proved that the pharmaceutical companies used deceptive marketing to increase unnecessary opioid prescriptions and create a public nuisance. The plaintiffs said they were disappointed by the …

Companies: $26B settlement of opioid lawsuits to move ahead
3 years, 4 months ago

Companies: $26B settlement of opioid lawsuits to move ahead

Associated Press  

Four companies in the drug industry said Saturday that enough states had agreed to a settlement of lawsuits over the opioid crisis for them to move ahead with the $26 billion deal. An announcement from the three largest U.S. drug distribution companies and a confirmation from drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, which had previously announced that it would move ahead, came …

US drug companies say $26bn opioid settlement will proceed
3 years, 4 months ago

US drug companies say $26bn opioid settlement will proceed

Al Jazeera  

Companies say ‘enough’ US states joined a settlement resolving claims they fuelled the opioid epidemic, allowing it to move ahead. Three large US drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson will proceed with a proposed $26bn settlement resolving claims that they fuelled the opioid epidemic after “enough” states joined in, the companies said. The companies had until Saturday to decide …

Trial against opioid distributors wraps up in West Virginia
3 years, 5 months ago

Trial against opioid distributors wraps up in West Virginia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Cardinal Health attorney Enu Mainigi tried to minimize the …

Trial against opioid distributors wraps up in West Virginia
3 years, 5 months ago

Trial against opioid distributors wraps up in West Virginia

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorneys for major drug distributors made their final pleas to a federal judge Wednesday to absolve them while placing the blame elsewhere for a prescription pill health emergency in a part of West Virginia. Cardinal Health attorney Enu Mainigi tried to minimize the company’s involvement during her nearly two-hour closing argument, saying that over 32 days at …

US opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies
3 years, 5 months ago

US opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies

Associated Press  

The yearslong effort by state and local governments in the U.S. to force the pharmaceutical industry to help pay to fix a nationwide opioid addiction and overdose crisis took a major step forward Tuesday when lawyers for local governments announced they were on the verge of a $26 billion settlement with the nation’s three biggest drug distribution companies and the …

State Attorneys General Reach A $26 Billion National Opioid Settlement
3 years, 5 months ago

State Attorneys General Reach A $26 Billion National Opioid Settlement

NPR  

State Attorneys General Reach A $26 Billion National Opioid Settlement Enlarge this image toggle caption Steven Senne/AP Steven Senne/AP A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general announced on Wednesday a $26 billion national settlement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three companies that distributed opioid painkillers even as addiction and overdose deaths skyrocketed. "The opioid epidemic has torn families apart …

Major drug companies reach landmark $26bn US opioid settlement
3 years, 5 months ago

Major drug companies reach landmark $26bn US opioid settlement

Al Jazeera  

The deal is the second-largest cash settlement in United States history, trailing only the $246bn tobacco deal in 1998. A group of state attorneys general in the United States has unveiled a landmark $26bn settlement with major US drug companies accused of fuelling a deadly nationwide opioid epidemic, but some states were cool on the agreement. “There’s not enough money …

EXPLAINER: $26B opioid settlement big step, but not the end
3 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: $26B opioid settlement big step, but not the end

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A $26 billion settlement between the three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and thousands of states and municipalities that sued over the toll of the opioid crisis is certainly significant — but it is far from tying a neat bow on the tangle of still unresolved lawsuits surrounding the epidemic. In West …

U.S. opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies
3 years, 5 months ago

U.S. opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies

LA Times  

The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26-billion settlement covering thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids such as OxyContin. The years-long effort by state and local governments in the U.S. to force the pharmaceutical industry to help pay to fix a nationwide opioid addiction and overdose …

J&J agrees to pay $230M to settle New York opioid claim
3 years, 6 months ago

J&J agrees to pay $230M to settle New York opioid claim

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis, Attorney General Letitia James said on Saturday. The drugmaker also agreed to permanently end the manufacturing and distribution of opioids across New York and the rest of the nation, James said in …

Johnson & Johnson to pay $230m in New York opioids case
3 years, 6 months ago

Johnson & Johnson to pay $230m in New York opioids case

Al Jazeera  

US pharmaceutical giant agrees to pay up to $230m to settle claims it helped drive a deadly opioid epidemic. United States pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay up to $230m to resolve claims the company helped drive an opioid crisis, the New York state attorney general said on Saturday. Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement …

J&J Agrees To Pay $230M In New York Opioid Settlement
3 years, 6 months ago

J&J Agrees To Pay $230M In New York Opioid Settlement

NPR  

J&J Agrees To Pay $230M In New York Opioid Settlement Enlarge this image toggle caption Steven Senne/AP Steven Senne/AP NEW YORK — Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis, Attorney General Letitia James said on Saturday. The drugmaker also agreed to permanently …

Nevada announces $45M settlement with McKinsey over opioids
3 years, 9 months ago

Nevada announces $45M settlement with McKinsey over opioids

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Nevada has struck a $45 million settlement deal with McKinsey & Company for the global consulting firm’s role in advising opioid makers how to sell more prescription painkillers amid a national overdose crisis. “Nevada needed and deserved more than what was being made available to us in the multi-state settlement,” state Attorney General Aaron Ford said Monday. …

Oklahoma asks court: Make J&J pay $9.3B to end opioid crisis
4 years, 1 month ago

Oklahoma asks court: Make J&J pay $9.3B to end opioid crisis

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma has asked the state Supreme Court to order Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $9.3 billion to cover the entire anticipated cost of combatting the state’s opioid crisis, arguing in its appeal that a lower court’s award wasn’t enough. Attorney General Mike Hunter made the request Monday, saying a court order last year that the …

West Virginia plan: Companies pay $1.25B to end opioid suits
4 years, 10 months ago

West Virginia plan: Companies pay $1.25B to end opioid suits

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Communities in West Virginia say they would get $1.25 billion from the drug industry in a proposed settlement that would end most of the litigation stemming from the opioid crisis in the state. Farrell said West Virginia was seeking its own deal partly because the state would be cut out of a piece of a national $18 …

Opioid settlement still elusive as some lawyers criticize it
4 years, 10 months ago

Opioid settlement still elusive as some lawyers criticize it

Associated Press  

State attorneys general are finding a national settlement over the toll of opioids to be elusive, as some lawyers for state and local governments are renewing public criticism of the proposed deal with a group of companies led by the nation’s largest drug distributors. In a statement Friday, Patrick Morrisey, the attorney general in West Virginia, one of the states …

US states reject opioid makers’ $18bn settlement offer
4 years, 10 months ago

US states reject opioid makers’ $18bn settlement offer

Al Jazeera  

The offer is part of a roughly $50bn proposal to resolve more than 2,000 suits filed by state and local governments. 21 U.S. states are rejecting an $18 billion offer by McKesson Corp. and other opioid distributors to resolve nationwide litigation over their handling of the highly addictive painkillers, according to people familiar with the talks. In a letter sent …

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