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  • $18B Opioids Settlement Offer Rejected By 21 U.S. States $18B Opioids Settlement Offer Rejected By 21 U.S. States
    12/17/2021 - 11:25
    Attorney generals in 21 U.S. states rejected an offer of $18 billion from Mckesson Corp. and other opioid distributors, as the states consider the fine to be less compared to the opioid crisis caused because of them.McKesson,…
  • Purdue Blamed Over Opioid Crisis In SF By Other Defendants Purdue Blamed Over Opioid Crisis In SF By Other Defendants
    04/27/2022 - 16:12
    The remaining defendants of the landmark opioid trial in San Francisco have denied all the wrongdoings in the country's opioid epidemic that resulted in the deaths of nearly half a million people.Walgreens, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries…
  • Alabama Cities To Get $44M From Walmart Over Opioid Crisis Alabama Cities To Get $44M From Walmart Over Opioid Crisis
    11/11/2022 - 18:12
    Alabama Attorney General informed that Walmart has agreed to a $44.2 million settlement with 270 Alabama town, city, and county governments regarding the effects of opioid addiction.The settlement is the fifth of its kind, negotiated on…
  • SF To Get $54M Opioid Settlement From Allergan & Teva SF To Get $54M Opioid Settlement From Allergan & Teva
    07/15/2022 - 12:57
    Allergan and Teva, two manufacturers of opioids, have agreed to pay $54 million in cash and medications to reverse overdoses to settle a federal lawsuit filed by San Francisco that claimed the drug business was responsible for a spike in…
  • Walmart Sued By DOJ Over Opioid Crisis Walmart Sued By DOJ Over Opioid Crisis
    12/10/2021 - 09:18
    The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has sued Walmart over the illegal distribution of opioids that has fueled the opioid crisis throughout the nation.The federal government filed a lawsuit against the retail giant, claiming that the…
  • Jury To Decide On Penalty For Pharmacies Over Opioid Crisis Jury To Decide On Penalty For Pharmacies Over Opioid Crisis
    05/13/2022 - 14:57
    A trial has begun in federal court in Cleveland, where a judge will decide the amount of penalty the two Ohio counties will get from CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies over the companies' alleged role in the opioid crisis.In November's…
  • NY Secures $116M From Walmart’s $3.1B Opioid Settlement NY Secures $116M From Walmart’s $3.1B Opioid Settlement
    11/21/2022 - 18:33
    New York will get $116 million from Walmart's $3.1 billion nationwide opioid settlement to settle allegations that it played a role in the nation's opioid crisis. The nationwide settlement followed years of litigation by a coalition of…
  • $2M For Tarrant County In Latest Round Of Opioid Settlements $2M For Tarrant County In Latest Round Of Opioid Settlements
    03/28/2023 - 21:22
    A settlement from a lawsuit against three opioid distributors would net Tarrant County $8.4 million.County commissioners opted to take around $2.2 million. According to the settlement agreement, the remaining $6.2 million will be disbursed…
  • Montana State Attorney Sues Opioid Distributors Montana State Attorney Sues Opioid Distributors
    12/17/2021 - 15:00
    On Monday, Attorney General Tim Fox filed a lawsuit against McKesson Corp. and Cardinal Health over the opioids crisis in Montana, U.S.The lawsuit alleges the two major distributors of the painkiller of causing the opioid epidemic…
  • N.H. To Get $15M In Opioid Settlement From Walmart N.H. To Get $15M In Opioid Settlement From Walmart
    12/16/2022 - 18:30
    New Hampshire's Attorney General said that he has agreed to join a nationwide settlement with Walmart to resolve charges that the firm contributed to the opioid addiction issue by failing to properly regulate opioid dispensing at its shops.…