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6 U.S. States Fail to Join $26B Opioid Settlements With Distributors and J&J
At least six U.S. states, including Georgia, did not fully sign on to a proposed $26 billion settlement with three drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson , which have been accused of fueling the ...
Group of State Attorneys General Urge Support for $26B Opioid Settlement
A group of state attorneys general unveiled on Wednesday a landmark $26 billion settlement with large drug companies for allegedly fueling the deadly nationwide opioid epidemic, but the deal still ...
U.S. Reportedly Pursuing Nearly $13B of Claims in Purdue Pharma Opioid Probes
U.S. prosecutors are pursuing possible penalties of nearly $13 billion to resolve investigations of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma after uncovering evidence of criminal and civil misconduct stemming ...
J&J’s Opioid Payout in Oklahoma Reduced to $465 Million
An Oklahoma judge on Friday said Johnson & Johnson must pay that state $465 million for fueling the opioid epidemic through the deceptive marketing of painkillers, down from his original award of ...
Accounting Tricks Hide Real Value of Teva’s Proposed Opioid Settlement
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd's proposed $23 billion drug giveaway to settle thousands of U.S. opioid lawsuits will likely cost the company a fraction of that figure due to how it has valued ...