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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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....

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 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)

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...

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).

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....

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.

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 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 ...

Vital Strategies and I launched our original set of Guides (“Guides for Community Advocates on the Opioid Settlement”) in June 2023 to equip community advocates with expert-level analyses of each state’s unique opioid settlement spending approach.

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 ...

Between 2022 – 2023, state and local governments have received an estimated $6 Billion in Opioid Settlement Funds. To date, reporting and transparency requirements vary drastically state by state, and understanding the scope of the use of settlement funds has been difficult.

Dec 16, 2024 · Opioid manufacturers and distributors are paying more than $54 billion in restitution to settle lawsuits about their role in the overdose epidemic, with little oversight on how the money is spent. We’re tracking how state and local governments use …

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 ...

4 days ago · Groups that work to help people struggling with opioid addiction in Hillsborough County may be able to get extra money for their efforts. The county is accepting applications to determine how to spend $25 million that it's receiving in settlement money following Florida's lawsuits against opioid makers and distributors.

Jun 8, 2023 · With these developments, Teva has resolved its opioid litigation with all 50 U.S. states and more than 99% of the litigating subdivisions and special districts. The Company anticipates making its first payment under the nationwide opioids settlement agreement in the second half of 2023.

Jan 23, 2025 · The settlement requires Purdue to disclose more than 30 million documents related to its opioid business, including communications with the Food and Drug Administration. Massachusetts was among the first states to sue the Sacklers, accusing them of deceptive marketing and false claims about the safety of their products.

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 ...

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 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.

from the proposed settlement in April 2022. Pennsylvania could receive up to $232 million in the first year alone. 70+ local governments and counting from across Pennsylvania have already signed participation agreements for these settlements. The Settlement: Dedicated funding for treatment, education and abatement

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...

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 ...

Jun 27, 2024 · The settlement resolves an investigation initiated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) into whether, between April 2013 and April 2015, OptumRx improperly filled certain opioid prescriptions in combination with other drugs such as benzodiazepines and muscle relaxants, commonly referred to as “trinity” prescriptions.

4 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.

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.

Nov 1, 2024 · Opioid-involved overdose deaths 1. Nearly 108,000 people died from drug overdose in 2022 and approximately 82,000 of those deaths involved opioids (about 76%). The number of people who died from an opioid overdose in 2022 was 10 times the number in 1999; however, opioid overdose death rates were relatively stable from 2021 to 2022.

4 days ago · Synthetic opioid overdose is the leading cause of death for people aged 18 to 45 in the United States. During my first term, I took steps to end the direct flow of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids from the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the United States. Since then, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which exerts ultimate control over ...

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 ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Vertex points to the enormous personal and financial toll opioids take on society. The company cites a report from the Society of Actuaries, which estimates that, between 2015 and 2018, the economic burden of the opioid crisis in the U.S. amounted to $631 billion, with a third of that total coming from “excess health care spending.”. The Congressional Joint …