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Attorney General Ellison Announces a Win for Minnesota in Opioid Settlements
WASHINGTON STATE, JUL 10 – Washington will receive over $16 million from a $720 million nationwide opioid settlement with eight drug companies to fund prevention, treatment, and recovery programs.
- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced a $720 million nationwide opioid settlement involving eight manufacturers, with the state set to receive about $6.35 million.
- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch's pioneering lawsuit against opioid manufacturers helped pave the way for a $720 million nationwide settlement involving eight drug companies accused of fueling the opioid crisis.
- The eight pharmaceutical companies will pay about $720 million, with Mylan leading at nearly $285 million, and seven barred from marketing opioids; Indivior faces a 10-year sales ban.
- Funds will be deposited into the Opioid Settlement Fund, split equally between state and local governments to support prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts.
- Mississippi joins states like Virginia and Massachusetts in the nationwide opioid settlement, following the Purdue Pharma $7.4 billion deal, signaling a broader trend of legal accountability.
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State of Mississippi could receive millions from nationwide opioid settlement
State of Mississippi could receive millions from nationwide opioid settlement JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – On Thursday, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced a $720 million nationwide settlement with eight drug makers who manufactured opioid pills, worsening the nationwide opioid crisis. The Magnolia State has the potential to receive up to $6,351,265 in total from this settlement. “The opioid epidemic has claimed far too many lives in Mi…
Pennsylvania gets $28 million in settlement with 8 opioid manufacturers
Pennsylvania will get up to $28 million from a settlement between several states and eight drug manufacturers accused of fueling the opioid crisis. Seven of the companies will be banned from producing drugs with large amounts of oxycodone, a prescription painkiller.
Mississippi could receive $6.3 million from opioid settlement
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