“Johnson & Johnson will pay up to $230 million for its role in fueling the opioid crisis that has devastated communities across New York,” the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, announced on Saturday. The settlement excludes the drugmaker from an upcoming lawsuit charging multiple opioid manufacturers and distributors with deceptively marketing these addictive painkillers and downplaying the threat of addiction.
#BREAKING: Johnson & Johnson will pay up to $230 million for its role in fueling the opioid crisis that has devastated communities across New York.
As part of our unprecedented settlement, @JNJNews will also stop manufacturing or selling opioids nationwide.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) June 26, 2021
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