July 21, 2021

For their part in creating and fueling the opioid epidemic, three of the nation’s largest drug distributors—McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc., and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation—as well as one of the nation’s largest drug manufacturers, Johnson & Johnson, have agreed to pay $26 billion over the next 18 years to resolve claims from nearly 4,000 lawsuits, including multiple state and local governments.  In addition to the monetary settlement, the companies have signed onto a 10-year injunctive relief agreement that will require them to implement certain data-driven oversight measures and not fund or lobby to promote opioids, among other things.  CA AG; FL AG; MI AG; NY AG; PA AG

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