Jul 22, 2021
Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that he formally rejected a proposed settlement with opioid distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen, and Johnson & Johnson. The Attorney General’s Office has been litigating against these companies for years. Trial against McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen begins in King County Superior Court on September 7. Ferguson’s trial against Johnson & Johnson is scheduled to begin in King County Superior Court in January 2022.
King County Superior Court Judge Michael Scott rejected the opioid distributors’ attempt to delay the trial. He reserved the King County ceremonial courtroom for the trial.
These corporations fueled the opioid epidemic. Ferguson has stated publicly that any resolution must result in real accountability, and provide a transformative amount of money for state and local governments to address the opioid epidemic that continues to devastate Washington families.
Jul 22, 2021
Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that he formally rejected a proposed settlement with opioid distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen, and Johnson & Johnson. The Attorney General’s Office has been litigating against these companies for years. Trial against McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen begins in King County Superior Court on September 7. Ferguson’s trial against Johnson & Johnson is scheduled to begin in King County Superior Court in January 2022.
King County Superior Court Judge Michael Scott rejected the opioid distributors’ attempt to delay the trial. He reserved the King County ceremonial courtroom for the trial.
These corporations fueled the opioid epidemic. Ferguson has stated publicly that any resolution must result in real accountability, and provide a transformative amount of money for state and local governments to address the opioid epidemic that continues to devastate Washington families.
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson rejects insufficient $527 million settlement with opioid companies
Four companies are accused of fueling the opioid epidemic by filling more than 250,000 suspicious orders, which were likely to end up in the hands of drug dealers. Author: Ted Land Updated: 8:33 AM PDT July 22, 2021
SEATTLE Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson rejected a $527.5 million settlement with drug companies accused of fueling the opioid epidemic, setting the state up for a trial he hopes could win billions of dollars for drug treatment and prevention.
“They put profits ahead of the health and wellbeing of thousands of Washingtonians,” Ferguson said Wednesday.
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