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J&J and Drug Distributors to Pay $589 Million Settlement to Native American Tribes Over Opioid Crisis

The Epoch Times

By Tammy Hung

February 3, 2022 Updated: February 3, 2022

 

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and three of the nation’s largest drug wholesalers and distributors have agreed to pay $589 million in settlement after hundreds of native tribes accused the companies of fueling the opioid crisis in their communities.

The three pharmaceutical distributors—Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen Corp., and McKesson Corp.—will pay more than $439 million in settlement over seven years. The Janssen-owned Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $150 million over two years.

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