On June 9, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced four multibillion-dollar opioid settlements with major pharmacies and drugmakers to be disbursed nationwide.
Pharmacies CVS and Walgreens and drug manufacturers Allergan and Teva are all held responsible for their roles in the U.S. opioid crisis.
The Walgreens and CVS deals are the first multistate settlements totaling up to $17.3 billion. Bonta’s office said they are an important milestone in California’s efforts to address the epidemic.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announces a lawsuit against Amazon during a news conference in San Francisco on Sept. 14, 2022. (Eric Risberg/AP Photo)
“We’ve made historic strides forward in our fight for justice and relief for Californians hurt by the opioid crisis,” Bonta said in a statement. “Nothing can bring back the lives lost or erase the suffering caused by this crisis, but we are making sure those who caused and profited from it are held to account for their greed and willful misconduct. These hard-fought and hard-won settlement funds will be critical in supporting victims and getting them the help they need to recover.”…