Opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies

If approved, the settlement will likely be the biggest of many settlements to opioid litigation ... distribution companies did not respond to requests for comment. An Associated Press tally ... Read More

Kroger settles opioid lawsuit with Washington AG for $47.5M

Kroger (NYSE:KR) has agreed to pay $47.5M to settle a lawsuit filed by Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson accusing Kroger (KR) of contributing to the opioid epidemic. The lawsuit was filed ... Read More

Philly reaches $110 million settlement in opioid lawsuit against Walgreens

Pharmacy giant Walgreens agreed to pay Philadelphia $110 million as part of a settlement over the city’s opioid addiction crisis. Read More

More than 90% of Wyoming’s local opioid settlement money goes unspent while overdose deaths climb

Wyoming communities have been slow to spend millions in opioid settlement funds while overdose deaths continue to climb in the state. Read More

Opioid manufacturers, distributors paying more than $54 billion to settle lawsuits

LOUIS (KMOX) - Opioid manufacturers and distributors are paying more than $54 billion in restitution to settle lawsuits ... General Press releases in each state that said the settlements were ... Read More

$110M Settlement Reached In Philly's Opioid Lawsuit Against Walgreens

Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the city will receive the funds over five years, with the first payment coming in September. Read More

Jefferson County joins opioid settlement

Jefferson County is set to receive more than $200,000 for opioid abatement later this year, the result of a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson for the company’s role in the nation’s opioid ... Read More

Sanofi says to reach settlement on Zantac lawsuits in US

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi said Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement on settling thousands of US lawsuits concerning its heartburn drug Zantac. A spokesman said that all bodily ... Read More

Hikma will pay $150m in US opioid settlement

Indian drugmaker Hikma has agreed in principle to a $150 million settlement to resolve lawsuits claiming that it contributed to the opioid crisis in the US ... Both companies have said that ... Read More

Double Dipping in Opioid Lawsuits

The lawyers then turn around and share information to benefit private lawsuits ... opioid litigation, is before federal Judge Aaron Polster, who has pushed the parties to reach settlements. Read More

Palm Springs council approves first $215K from opioid lawsuit settlements. What to know

After gaining roughly $215,000 in settlement money by joining opioid lawsuits against some of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical companies, Palm Springs will use the funding for a variety of ... Read More

OPIOID SETTLEMENT: County expects $800K in new money

Grand Traverse County officials will meet on Wednesday to discuss if, how and when to spend $800,000 in new funds from the national opioid settlement. That new money comes on the heels of $715,000 ... Read More