More than 240 state “subdivisions” agreed to allocations as part of the deal, the release said.ĭrug manufacturer Teva’s settlement will steer $177 million to the state, including money that will be given to cities and counties. The funds “must be spent on opioid abatement, including prevention efforts, treatment, or recovery services,” according to a news release issued by Moody’s office. Under the settlements signed Tuesday, Florida will receive up to $440 million from CVS, with a portion of the money going directly to counties and cities. The state later added CVS and Walgreens to the list of defendants in the case.
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The lawsuit was filed against manufacturers, distributors and sellers of opioids and included a series of allegations, including misrepresentations about opioid use and filling suspicious orders for drugs. The Pasco County lawsuit, filed by the attorney general’s office in 2018, sought to recoup money the state has spent because of the opioid epidemic. The state had already reached agreements totaling more than $1.6 billion with a variety of other companies as part of a nationwide settlement announced last year. Pasco County Circuit Judge Kimberly Sharpe Byrd is scheduled to begin jury selection Monday. as the sole defendant in a lawsuit that targeted businesses involved in all aspects of the opioid industry. Moody on Wednesday announced that the state signed settlement agreements with CVS Health Corp., CVS Pharmacy Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. With jury selection scheduled to begin next week in the state’s lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers, Attorney General Ashley Moody reached settlements totaling more than $870 million with nearly all of the defendants in the case.
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