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Cleveland Federal Judge rejected claims against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Cardinal Health Inc., McKesson Corp., Amerisource Bergen Corp. They agreed to fork out over $ 250 mln in order to settle claims pending during their first opioid crisis trial, Bloomberg reports. It is not clear if litigation will continue with respect to the WBA.
The cases in Ohio are likely to set a precedent for a further trial of the opioid crisis, since almost every US state and many smaller governments are trying to obtain compensation from pharma companies related to the production, distribution and marketing of opioids.
According to a report since 1999, over 400 thousand US citizens died from an overdose of opioids.
source: wsj.com
The cases in Ohio are likely to set a precedent for a further trial of the opioid crisis, since almost every US state and many smaller governments are trying to obtain compensation from pharma companies related to the production, distribution and marketing of opioids.
According to a report since 1999, over 400 thousand US citizens died from an overdose of opioids.
source: wsj.com
