West Virginia Cities, Counties Reach $400m Opioid Settlement

Aug. 1, 2022, 7:13 PM UTC

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announces a $400 million settlement reached between more than 100 cities and counties statewide and opioid distributors McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health, according to a release.

  • The lawsuit accused the three US drug distributors of causing a health epidemic across West Virgina

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