{"id":599529,"date":"2021-07-21T17:52:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T21:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=599529"},"modified":"2021-07-21T17:52:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T21:52:06","slug":"opioid-lawsuits-in-nyc-l-a-move-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opioid-lawsuits-in-nyc-l-a-move-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Opioid lawsuits in NYC, L.A. move forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fopioid-lawsuits-in-nyc-l-a-move-forward%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=599529&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2463773\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2463773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference announcing a lawsuit to dissolve the NRA on August 06, 2020 in NYC. (Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 2:35 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, July 21, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Top prosecutors across the nation have begun taking action against several big pharmaceutical companies for their alleged contributions to the opioid crisis. On Tuesday, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a more than <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/press-release\/2021\/attorney-general-james-reaches-11-billion-agreement-big-three-distributors-treat\">$1 billion settlement<\/a> with three of the nation\u2019s largest drug distributors for distributing opioids \u201cwithout regard to the national crisis they were helping to fuel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Payments from McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation are slated to start in several months. Last month, James reportedly said they had come to an agreement with Johnson and Johnson of $230 million. James added although an agreement has been reached, no amount of money could ever account for the lives lost and the lives impacted by opioid addiction.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As part of a historic global settlement, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JNJNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JNJNews<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McKesson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@McKesson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cardinalhealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cardinalhealth<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Healthcare_ABC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Healthcare_ABC<\/a> will pay $26 billion for their roles in the opioid crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Up to $1.25 billion will go to New York under settlements we previously announced with these companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewYorkStateAG\/status\/1417925855515451392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This initial agreement isn\u2019t the last for the drug companies, as the four are working on finalizing a $26 billion settlement that would provide money to states, cities and counties across the country. Los Angeles\u2019 city attorney Mike Feuer said an agreement on the major deal could come soon.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as Los Angeles was one of the first cities and counties in the U.S. to file a lawsuit alleging the pharmaceutical industry was reportedly fueling the opioid crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe allege that the distributors regularly failed to report suspiciously large and frequent orders. We sued because no corporation, no matter how powerful, should be allowed to get away with putting profits over people\u2019s lives,\u201d said Feuer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: City Attorney Mike Feuer announces<br \/>that parties are near a tentative $26-billion settlement in landmark opioid lawsuit. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K4ZyaI0rA7\">https:\/\/t.co\/K4ZyaI0rA7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Office of Mike Feuer, L.A. City Attorney (@CityAttorneyLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityAttorneyLA\/status\/1417581146641035264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Feuer added he\u2019s expecting tens of millions of dollars from the settlement, which would be used for \u201ctargeting the intersection between substance abuse disorder and homelessness.\u201d The final approval for the $26 billion settlement would need to be agreed upon by more than 40 states, including hundreds of cities and counties.<\/p>\n<p>If approved, the money would be used for prevention, treatment and recovery.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/covid-19-hits-the-biden-administration\/\">COVID-19 Hits The Biden Administration<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference announcing a lawsuit to dissolve the NRA on August 06, 2020 in NYC. (Michael M. 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