US EditionAttorney General Ellison Announces a Win for Minnesota in Opioid Settlements
WASHINGTON STATE, JUL 10 – Washington will receive over $16 million from a $720 million nationwide opioid settlement with eight drug companies to fund prevention, treatment, and recovery programs.
- On July 10, Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Minnesota will receive up to $9.37 million from settlements with eight opioid pill manufacturers.
- These settlements resulted from lawsuits claiming that the companies contributed to the opioid epidemic by manufacturing medications that caused harm to affected communities.
- The statewide total from these settlements is about $633 million, with 75% allocated to cities and counties for treatment programs and prevention efforts.
- Under the agreement, seven companies are banned from marketing opioids and selling pills over 40 mg oxycodone, while Indivior agreed to cease opioid production for ten years.
- Ellison pledged to continue pursuing accountability and ensure settlement funds support treatment, recovery, and prevention to confront the opioid epidemic's impact in Minnesota.
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