Amerisource Bergen

Cardinal Health was one of a handful of corporations to strike a last-minute settlement with two Ohio counties, to avoid the first major trial in the landmark federal litigation effort concerning the opioid health crisis.

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Opioid Trial: 4 Companies Reach Tentative Settlement With Ohio Counties

12:46pm October 21, 2019

by Brian Mann

Four defendants, including three big U.S. distributors, have struck a deal with Summit and Cuyahoga counties. It doesn't resolve thousands of other lawsuits filed against the firms across the U.S.

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Judge Thad Balkman holds a hearing Tuesday on his final judgment in the opioid lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson by the state of Oklahoma.

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Health & Safety

3 Major Drug Distributors Reportedly Negotiating $18B Opioid Settlement

9:06pm October 15, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

A new study estimates that the opioid epidemic has cost the U.S. economy about $631 billion due to health care costs and the unrealized lifetime earnings of people who died of overdoses.