New York started distributing what will amount to billions in opioid settlement funds nearly three years ago, pouring money ...

Directing a portion of these settlement funds to support social equity cannabis business operators is a promising strategy. This approach can help economic growth in communities disproportionately ...

Baltimore was smart to sue opioid makers and distributors, but will it be as wise in deciding how the funds are used?

After opting out of Teva’s $4.25 billion national opioid settlement last year, the city of Baltimore has secured its own payout through a settlement deal worth $80 million. Teva will make an ...

The three largest U.S. drug distributors have agreed to pay $300 million to resolve claims by health insurers and benefit ...

Sept 9 (Reuters) - When it comes to calling dibs on $2.1 billion set aside for lawyers who contributed to settlements with nine major opioids defendants, the plaintiffs' lawyers in charge of the ...

Pitkin County and the city of Aspen are using funds from opioid-related ... $787 million from settlements with over 11 companies: Kroger, Johnson & Johnson, CVS, Walgreens, McKinsey & Company ...

They were centralized in front of the Ohio Northern District court, which has overseen the vast majority of opioid-related litigation. The parties have been hashing out a settlement since 2022 ...

The city of St. Petersburg, Florida, is allocating $1 million from an opioid settlement to nonprofit organizations working to address the opioid crisis through treatment and recovery support services.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on Monday announced the city has reached an $80 million settlement with an opioid manufacturer. This is the fourth settlement reached with a drug maker, blaming those ...

The settlement brings the total amount the city has won from opioid companies to more than $322 million, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced. Baltimore’s lawsuit against the remaining companies is ...

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has backed off an earlier proposal to evenly split the state’s share of an upcoming $1.2 billion opioid settlement with the grocery chain Kroger.