{"id":19187,"date":"2021-06-27T07:15:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T11:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=19187"},"modified":"2021-06-27T07:15:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T11:15:41","slug":"johnson-johnson-to-pay-230m-to-settle-opioid-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/06\/27\/johnson-johnson-to-pay-230m-to-settle-opioid-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson & Johnson to pay $230m to settle opioid claim"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US drugs giant Johnson & Johnson is to pay $230m (\u00a3165m) to settle claims it fuelled an opioid addiction crisis in New York State.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The firm did not admit liability or wrongdoing in settling with the state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The payments remove it from a trial due to begin on Tuesday in which several large opioid makers and distributors are defendants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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J&J said the settlements were consistent with a prior agreement to pay $5bn to settle US opioid claims.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The settlement with New York State also calls for J&J to stop selling the painkillers nationwide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“The opioid epidemic has wreaked havoc on countless communities across New York state and the rest of the nation, leaving millions still addicted to dangerous and deadly opioids,”\u00a0New York attorney general Letitia James said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Johnson & Johnson helped fuel this fire, but today they’re committing to leaving the opioid business – not only in New York, but across the entire country,” she added, saying her focus remained “getting funds into communities devastated by opioids as quickly as possible.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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