J&J and distributors to pay $26bn to settle claims they fuelled US opioid crisis

Settlements represent largest of opioid-related cases in epidemic that has killed more than 500,000 Americans over two decades

Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday, an announcement that clears the way for $26bn to flow to nearly every state and local government in the US.Taken together, the settlements are the largest to date among the many opioid-related cases that have been playing out across the country.

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