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State AGs Unveil Landmark $26 Billion Opioid Settlement A group of state attorneys general unveiled on Wednesday a landmark $26 billion settlement with large drug companies for allegedly fueling the deadly nationwide opioid epidemic, but the deal still requires support from thousands of local governments. Under the settlement proposal, the three largest U.S. drug distributors, McKesson Corp, Cardinal Health Inc and AmerisourceBergen Corp, are expected to pay a combined $21 billion, while drugmaker Johnson & Johnson (J&J) would pay $5 billion. “There’s not enough money in the world, frankl...

Afternoon Briefs: $26B opioid settlement proposed; lawyer resigns after he's accused of nude cleaning proposal   Proposed $26B opioid settlement announced A group of state attorneys general have announced a proposed $26 billion settlement between states and four companies that make and distribute opioids. Johnson & Johnson is among the companies that would be released from liability as result of the settlement, which requires it to stop selling opioids. The settlement will support state and local efforts to address the opioid crisis, said Michael Ullmann, Johnson & Johnson executive vice pre...

Four drug firms agree to pay $26 bn in proposed US opioid settlement Thu 22nd July 2021 | 01:50 AM New York, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jul, 2021 ) :Prosecutors from several US states on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping proposed settlement under which four pharmaceutical companies accused of fueling the country's opioid epidemic would pay up to $26 billion to resolve some 4,000 claims in Federal and state courts. Under the proposed agreement, three drug distributors -- McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen -- along with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, would pay to resolve...

Four drug firms agree to pay $26bn in proposed US opioid settlement published : 22 Jul 2021 at 07:45 The opioids epidemic in the United States has caused more than 500,000 deaths in the last 20 years. NEW YORK: Prosecutors from several US states on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping proposed settlement under which four pharmaceutical companies accused of fueling the country's opioid epidemic would pay up to $26 billion to resolve thousands of claims in federal and state courts. Under the proposed agreement, three drug distributors -- McKesson, ...

Print Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three opioid distributors agreed to pay a combined $26 billion to resolve thousands of state and local government lawsuits over the handling of addictive painkillers that created a U.S. public-health crisis. The landmark deal — years in the making — calls for McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Corp. to pay almost $21 billion to resolve allegations they turned a blind eye to suspiciously large opioid shipments, the companies and state attorneys general said Wednesday. J&J will pay $5 billion to settle claims it illegally markete...