Tag: Opioid Lawsuit

Nevada Reaches $152 Million Settlement with CVS Pharmacy Over Opioid Lawsuit

The state of Nevada has reached a settlement with CVS Pharmacy worth nearly $152 million over the company’s role in the opioid epidemic, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced on May 16. The settlement will be paid over the next decade and will be split up between the state and the signatories of the One Nevada…


J&J to Pay $40.5 Million to Settle New Hampshire Opioid Lawsuit

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $40.5 million to settle New Hampshire’s claims over the company’s role in the U.S. opioid epidemic, averting a trial that had been scheduled to begin next week. Thursday’s settlement resolves a lawsuit brought in 2018 against Johnson & Johnson and its Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit. New Hampshire accused them…