NEW YORK (AP)-Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis, Attorney General Letitia James said on Saturday. The drugmaker also agreed to permanently end the manufacturing and distribution of opio...
Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson will pay $230 million to settle an opioid lawsuit with the state of New York, the state’s attorney general said Saturday. According to arelease from New York AG Letitia James, Johnson & Johnson “has committed to ending the manufacture and sale of a...
Johnson & Johnson will pay $230 million to resolve opioids-related claims in a settlement reached with New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The settlement money will be used to to fund opioid prevention, treatment and education efforts across the state, according to James. Payments for more than half of the $230 million will be accelerated and paid by February 2022. Johnson & Johnson said it has not marketed opioids in the U.S...