Settlements
SC To Get $242M New Opioid Settlement
The Attorney General of South Carolina has agreed to settlements with Teva, Allergan, CVS, and Walgreens for their participation in the opioid crisis.
These corporations have…
Cities & Counties In FL Sues McKinsey Over Opioid Crisis
Local governments in Northwest Florida and Miami-Dade County have filed lawsuits against the multinational consulting company McKinsey & Company for prior work in assisting with the marketing of…
California To Get $470M From CVS In Opioid Settlement
A multistate settlement with CVS over charges that the drugstore corporation contributed to the country's opioid problem is likely to pay California around $470 million.
Last…
$6M For UMSL Addiction Science Team To Fight Mo. Opioid Crisis
The Addiction Science Team at the University of Missouri-St. Louis will receive around $6 million to enhance its statewide training and delivery of opioid overdose reversal medicine…
Family Of A Mistakenly Shot Teen By NYPD Officers Gets $3M
The city of New York will pay $3 million to the mother of a mentally ill kid who was slain in a hail of police bullets after cops mistook a hairbrush for a rifle.
Five officers fired 20 rounds at the 18-year-old kid outside his house in…
Physician Penalized With $4.2M In Claims Fraud Settlement
A Connecticut-based physician and several of his companies have been forced to pay $4.2 million in damages for filing fraudulent claims for payment to Medicare and the state Medicaid programme for inappropriate billing and needless services.
…Prison Officer At JCCC Granted $2M In Assault Settlement
A financial payout was given to a prison officer at the Jefferson City Correctional Center after an inmate assault left him with serious and lasting disabilities.
Following an incident at JCCC on July 19, the officer and his wife filed a…
Alabama Cities To Get $44M From Walmart Over Opioid Crisis
Alabama Attorney General informed that Walmart has agreed to a $44.2 million settlement with 270 Alabama town, city, and county governments regarding the effects of opioid addiction…
Walmart Agreed To Pay $3.1B To Settle Opioid Lawsuits
Walmart has become the latest major player in the drug industry to announce a plan to settle lawsuits filed by state and local governments across the US over the toll of powerful prescription…
NY Secures $116M From Walmart’s $3.1B Opioid Settlement
New York will get $116 million from Walmart's $3.1 billion nationwide opioid settlement to settle allegations that it played a role in the nation's opioid crisis.
The…