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Attorney General Peterson announces $26 billion settlement in opioid scandal


Attorney General Peterson announces $26 billion settlement in opioid scandal
by: George Lauby - Jul. 22, 2021
State News
Major pharmaceutical distributors have been hammered with an historic $26 billion multi-state settlement over potentially illegal opioid distribution practices, Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson announced Wednesday.
Nebraska’s share of the settlement will be around $100 million over the next 18 years, A.G spokeswoman Suzanne Gage said Thursday.
The money will help bring desperately needed relief to people across the country who are struggling with opioid addiction, Peterson said in the announcement. The settlement was with the three major U.S. distributors Cardinal, McKesson, and Amerisource/Bergen – as well as Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured opioids as well as marketed them. ....

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AG - AG Nessel and Colleagues Reveal Historic $26 Billion Proposed National Opioid Settlement


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AG Nessel and Colleagues Reveal Historic $26 Billion Proposed National Opioid SettlementAgency: Attorney General
Media contact: Lynsey Mukomel 517-599-2746
Public inquiries: 517-335-7622
July 21, 2021
LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and state attorneys general across the country today revealed the details of a proposed multibillion-dollar national opioid settlement with Johnson & Johnson and the three largest pharmaceutical distributors in the country: Cardinal Health, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen. The attorneys general have been engaged in ongoing efforts to hold these companies responsible for their roles in contributing to the opioid epidemic gripping this country. 
The historic agreement would resolve the claims of both state and local governments across the country, including the nearly 4,000 that have filed lawsuits in federal and state courts. The agreement also requires significant industry changes that will help ....

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