Six months after taking the three largest distributors of prescription opioids to trial, Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a resolution-in-principle that will deliver more than a half-billion dollars to Washington to combat the opioid epidemic.
The Washington Attorney General’s trial against McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health Inc., and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp. began in King County Superior Court on November 15 — more than two years after Ferguson filed a lawsuit against the three corporations for helping fuel the opioid epidemic.
Washington Attorney General set to take on top US opioid distributors
As a result of today’s announced resolution, these three opioid distributors will pay a total of $518 million. More
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