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Teva & Texas Reach $225M Opioid Settlement
03/04/2022 - 07:11The state attorney general of Texas announced that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Texas has reached an opioid settlement worth $225 million that will resolve the opioid claims against the drugmaker.As per the settlement agreement, Teva…
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Washington AG Seeks Over $38B From Opioid Distributors
11/19/2021 - 14:45An attorney general of Washington is seeking over $38 billion settlement against the opioid distributors for fueling the opioid epidemic that resulted in several deaths.As per the court documents, the AG sued McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health…
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Teva Pharmaceuticals May Pay $3.6B In Opioid Settlement
03/04/2022 - 06:31Teva Pharmaceutical Industries indicated that it is ready to pay a settlement of as much as $3.6 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits against the company and other drug companies over allegations of fueling the opioid crisis.Earlier this…
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Sackler Family Accused Of Exploiting Bankruptcy Process
12/06/2021 - 06:43Attorneys representing a group of states have asked a federal judge to reject the settlement of thousands of opioid lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.The states claim that the bankruptcy plan will give legal protection to the…
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The Buzz Around Opioid Overdose Lawsuits
12/20/2021 - 07:57In an order issued on November 30, Judge Bernard Graham of the Kings County Supreme Court stated that a private citizen had no right to assert a negligence claim against an opioid manufacturer under the Controlled Substances Act or its…
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Texas To Get $63M Opioid Settlement From Endo
03/04/2022 - 07:25Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. has agreed to pay $63 million to the state of Texas over the allegations that the company fueled the opioid epidemic devastating thousands of lives.The settlement resolves two cases brought against the Endo…
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Native American Tribes Reach $590M Opioid Settlement
03/03/2022 - 15:11Johnson and Johnson (J&J), along with the three largest drug distributors of the United States (U.S.), have agreed to pay $590 million to Native American tribes over the claims of fueling the opioid crisis.As per the estimates, the…
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Opioid Drug Distributors To Pay $1.1B To New York State
12/09/2021 - 08:20McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc., and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation will pay up to $1.1 billion to New York state to tackle the opioid epidemic, as announced by New York Attorney General Letitia James.The agreement will…
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Purdue Pharma Dissolves & Sacklers To Pay $4.5B
12/06/2021 - 12:25A federal judge has approved the bankruptcy plan from the Sackler family, which will dissolve the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and pay the settlement of $4.5 billion for the opioid crisis fueled by the company across the country.The…
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Purdue Might Add $1B To Opioid Settlement
03/04/2022 - 08:15Purdue Pharma's owners Sackler family is considering adding $1 billion toward the opioid settlement to settle the payouts for the people who accused the OxyContin-maker of fueling the drug crisis.The addition would sum up the total amount…