Johnson & Johnson settles New York opioid suit in $230 million deal
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Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $230 million settlement with New York state, resolving complaints from the state's attorney general over the pharmaceutical company's role in the opioid epidemic.
"Johnson & Johnson helped fuel this fire," New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement Saturday. "While no amount of money will ever compensate for the thousands who lost their lives or became addicted to opioids across our state ... these funds will be used to prevent any future devastation." The settlement money will go toward opioid education, prevention and treatment, James added. Johnson & Johnson is set to pay out the funds over the course of nine years. The company may also be responsible for another $30 million if New York passes a law that creates an opioid settlement fund.President Joe Biden on Sunday delivers his first commencement address of the 2024 season at Morehouse College, where the president may for the first time in months have to confront the angst that’s been percolating on college campuses nationwide toward his administration’s policies on the Israel-Hamas war.
Arab and Palestinian Americans left a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday night frustrated they did not have a clear understanding of how the Biden administration might act upon their concerns as the Israel-Hamas war devastates the civilian population in Gaza, participants told CNN.