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.
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AG Ferguson rejects insufficient opioid distributors settlement, heads toward trial
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