Attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers have reached a tentative $161.5 million settlement as closing arguments were set to begin in a seven-week trial over the opioid epidemic, the attorney general said. https://t.co/d16sGLtZho
Johnson & Johnson will pay $99 million to settle a lawsuit in West Virginia that alleges the company helped fuel the state’s opioid crisis, removing the company from a trial that began this month https://t.co/YNpdlSFbaH
CVS, Allergan and Teva have agreed to pay a combined $879 million to settle Florida’s claims that the companies contributed to the opioid crisis by improperly marketing painkillers in the state https://t.co/sQcYWtJHDD
#BREAKING: A jury has found opioid manufacturer @TevaUSA and others responsible for the destruction they caused Americans by fueling the opioid crisis.
This ruling in our trial is a victory for every family and community torn apart by opioids.
BREAKING: A federal jury says CVS, Walgreens and Walmart didn’t do enough to stop the flow of opioid pills into two Ohio counties. This is the first time pharmacy companies have completed a trial to defend themselves in the opioid crisis. https://t.co/0wNsb6eeFx