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Opioid Settlement Reached Between City of Everett, WA, and Pharmacies
The city of Everett, Washington, was the first city to sue Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, back in 2017 after a sharp rise in drug misuse, addiction, and crime as a result of the opioid crisis. Other cities across the country soon followed, taking aim at distributors, manufacturers, and pharmacies, as the damage caused by the opioid epidemic became apparent.
Now a settlement has been reached with CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Teva, and Allergan, as part of a series of settlements in Washington state. The city of Everett, the largest in its county, will receive about $4 million in settlements.
This settlement comes 6 months after the state reached a settlement with the drug distributors McKesson Corp, Cardinal Health Inc, and AmerisourceBergen for up to $518 million to be paid over 17 years. That settlement was reached after the close of evidence was presented in a trial which lasted half a year.
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