National opioid settlements have been reached with defendants Janssen, Cardinal, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, Teva, Allergan, CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, and Kroger Co. This website provides copies of those agreements as well as additional documents and information concerning the proposed settlements.

May 6, 2024 · In 2021, nationwide settlements were reached to resolve all opioids litigation brought by states and local political subdivisions against the three largest pharmaceutical distributors, McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen (“Distributors”) and against manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its parent company Johnson ...

This Portal is the secure website to exchange information between Settling States and Participating Subdivisions/Participating Special Districts (Teva and Allergan) (collectively, “Beneficiaries”) and the Directing Administrator of the seven nationwide settlement agreements that resolve all opioid litigation brought by state and local ...

Feb 25, 2022 · Four of the largest U.S. corporations have agreed to pay roughly $26 billion to settle a tsunami of lawsuits linked to claims that their business practices helped fuel the deadly opioid crisis....

Settlement documents, information, and updates will be posted on a public settlement website, https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/. The website will provide current information on an ongoing basis as the settlement implementation progresses.

Jan 23, 2025 · Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, the attorneys general from several states announced Thursday.

In 2021, nationwide settlements were reached to resolve all opioids litigation brought by states and local political subdivisions against the three largest pharmaceutical distributors —McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen (“Distributors”)— and against manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its parent company Johnson & Johnson...

Jun 16, 2023 · Thousands of local governments nationwide are receiving settlement money from companies that made, distributed, or sold opioid painkillers, like Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen, and Walmart....

Further details regarding the States that separately settled can be found in the National Opioid Settlements website available at State Participation Status – National Opioids Settlement (nationalopioidsettlement.com).

Nov 2, 2022 · $26 Billion Settlement Nationwide settlement between states and opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson ($5 billion) and the “big three” distributors McKesson, Amerisource Bergen and Cardinal Health ($21 billion) To resolve their liabilities in 3,000+ lawsuits nationwide, defendants offer a $26 billion settlement.

Jan 23, 2025 · Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication OxyContin caused a widespread opioid...

We live in a world that mistakes data possession for understanding, which means you’ve likely had the crisis explained to you in numbers: the 841,000 deaths from drug overdoses — over 2/3 involving opioids — since 1999; the 3,300 state and local lawsuits against “big pharma” opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers; the ...

Dec 16, 2024 · From addiction treatment to toy robot ambulances, here's how state and local governments used billions in opioid settlement funds in 2022 and 2023.

Jan 13, 2025 · This page provides information for cities and counties regarding California's Opioid Settlements and Bankruptcies. Opioid Settlement Oversight. California has reached final or proposed settlement agreements with the following opioid distributors and manufacturers: Distributors; J&J; Teva; Allergan; Walgreens; Walmart; CVS; Kroger (pending)

Jan 23, 2025 · This is the largest settlement with contributors to the opioid crisis in the U.S. The Sackler family will pay the vast majority of the settlement — a total of $6.5 billion over 15 years ...

Feb 2, 2024 · In addition to publishing watchdog analyses of the opioid litigation and the role of the law in the opioid crisis at large, Opioid Settlement Tracker reports state and national opioid settlements, monitors global settlement chatter, and publishes related court materials.

Jan 23, 2025 · The $7.4 billion settlement in principle, the nation’s largest settlement to date with individuals responsible for contributing to the opioid crisis, comes after the United States Supreme Court overturned a prior multistate settlement with the Sacklers and Purdue in June 2024.

1 day ago · Massachusetts cities and towns are sitting on $84 million dollars in opioid settlement funds.Some communities have yet to spend any of the funding they've received from lawsuits meant to address ...

17 hours ago · Santa Rosa County's initial settlement was $1,188,346 Santa Rosa County is expected to received $8 million in opioid settlement money over 18 years Funding will be target reducing recidivism of ...

“Allergan Global Opioid Settlement Agreement” means the settlement agreement between and among States, Participating Subdivisions, Participating Special Districts, and Allergan to resolve opioid-related Claims against Allergan and other

1 day ago · Sonoma County so far has received $12.7 million from a $26 billion national settlement with opioid defendants. The County is expected to collect an additional $31 million over the next 14 years, including $3.5 million this year. Under the terms of the settlement, the funds must be used on activities tied to ending, reducing or lessening the ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging that the pain medication Oxycontin caused a widespread opioid...

Jan 23, 2025 · Purdue Pharma and the members of the Sackler family who own the company agreed in principle to pay a $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits over their alleged role in the...

Jan 23, 2025 · Under the terms, the opioid maker agreed to pay $900m, and the family behind it agreed to pay up to $6.5bn. ... The deal represents an increase of more than $1bn on a previous settlement that was ...

Dec 21, 2023 · Opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are paying tens of billions of dollars in restitution for their role in the overdose epidemic. We're tracking how state and local governments use...

Jan 15, 2025 · The Connecticut Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee is directing $58.6 million in funding toward a new housing initiative supporting people who face opioid use disorder and are experiencing ...

Jul 10, 2024 · Under the settlement, the government will be paid $7.5 million and have an allowed, unsubordinated, general unsecured claim of $401.8 million in Rite Aid’s bankruptcy case that is pending in the District of New Jersey. ... This includes highly addictive opioids as we continue to see the impact of the opioid crisis,” said Deputy Inspector ...

Dec 30, 2024 · Opioid settlement payouts are expected to total about $50 billion over nearly two decades, paid by more than a dozen companies that made or distributed prescription painkillers, including Johnson & Johnson, Walgreens and Walmart. Although it’s a large sum, it’s dwarfed by the size of the crisis, making each dollar that’s spent critical.

Jan 30, 2025 · Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Journavx (suzetrigine) 50 milligram oral tablets, a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic, to treat moderate to severe acute pain in adults.

4 hours ago · The University of Hawaiʻi’s Hawaiʻi Data Science Institute (HIDSI) has played a key role in the state’s latest effort to combat the opioid crisis. In collaboration with the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), HIDSI developed a groundbreaking online platform to track and manage the allocation of $150 million in opioid settlement funds.

13 hours ago · The opioid settlement, a multibillion-dollar payment from the pharmaceutical industry to resolve legal actions against them, has led to increased funding in Philadelphia for naloxone and ...

Feb 1, 2025 · By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq ...

5 days ago · In 2021, 1.1 million seniors were diagnosed with an opioid use disorder, and 50,000 experienced an opioid overdose-from prescription opioids, illicit opioids, or both. Tragically, the number of Americans aged 65 and older who died as the result of a natural or semisynthetic opioid overdose increased 63 percent between 2012 and 2020.

8 hours ago · Last month, members of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma agreed to pay as much as $7.4 billion in a revised legal settlement over the OxyContin maker’s role in the epidemic.

Feb 5, 2025 · By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the ...

5 days ago · Patients receiving opioids for longer than a week post-surgery were found to double their risk of using these drugs for more than a year. In the US, a study showed that around 6% of all patients who underwent surgery became persistent opioid users, even if they had never taken opioids before. So the arrival of a relatively safe and effective ...