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Opioid suits on verge of settlements with four companies
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 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 drugmaker Johnson & Johnson.
by Associated Press
Jul. 20 2021 @ 5:54pm
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, right, speaks at a news conference to discuss a settlement in an opioid trial, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Central Islip, N.Y. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is behind her. New York State reached an agreement Tuesday with the distribution companies AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson to settle an ongoing trial. That deal alone would generate more than $1 billion to abate the damage done by opioids there. The trial is expe
New York settles with distribution companies in opioid lawsuit
Settlement near in opioid lawsuits
Officials on Long Island said that the money from proposed settlements in lawsuits against drug companies can never replace the lives lost but can go toward treatment, recovery and prevention efforts.
Officials on Long Island said that the money from proposed settlements in lawsuits against drug companies in connection with the opioid crisis won t bring back loved ones but will do a lot of good. These dollars can never replace what has been lost here, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said.
But the money can go towards treatment, recovery, and prevention efforts according to local officials who announced a $1.1 billion agreement with three major drug distributors on Tuesday.
Office of the Suffolk County Executive
New York has agreed to a $1.1 billion settlement with three of the nation’s largest drug distributors Cardinal Health, McKesson and Amerisource Bergen over claims they helped fuel the opioid epidemic.
This is the latest settlement in the state’s lawsuit against multiple opioid distributors, pharmacies and manufacturers.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said the money is critical for drug treatment and prevention programs especially because of the uptick in opioid abuse during the pandemic.
“These dollars are going to help lift that burden off of taxpayers, they’re going to help move forward with additional programs to battle the ongoing opioid epidemic to provide some relief,” Bellone said.
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