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Attorney General Martin O'Malley Announces $276 Million Opioid Settlement With J&J, McKesson, And Endo

Charlie Brooks

Apr 20, 2022 10:04

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McKesson will provide $141 million to the state's efforts to tackle the opioid problem, while Johnson & Johnson and Endo will contribute $70.3 million and $25 million, respectively, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. Additionally, the three corporations will pay $40 million in legal expenses.


The state had charged McKesson with failing to prevent opioid diversion for criminal reasons and the drugmakers with false marketing techniques that minimized the addiction dangers associated with their medications. Both businesses have denied any wrongdoing.


J&J, the maker of Duragesic and Nucynta, claimed it no longer offers prescription opioids in the United States and that its previous marketing activities were "appropriate and acceptable."


McKesson and Endo did not reply to calls for comment immediately.


Alabama was one of four states that rejected to join a $26 billion national settlement of opioid lawsuits reached in February by McKesson, two other major U.S. distributors, and J&J. [L1N2V01ZA]


"These three settlement agreements reaffirm my decision to withdraw from the national opioid settlements, which failed to sufficiently recognize the specific suffering suffered by Alabama residents," Marshall said in a statement.


Alabama would get a larger payment from McKesson and a speedier payment from J&J, Marshall said, compared to what the state would have gotten under the national settlement.


Alabama would have earned $115 million over 18 years from McKesson and $70.3 million over nine years from J&J under the national settlement structure. According to Marshall, the revised deal requires J&J to make full payment within a year, while McKesson will do so within nine years.


The state was on the point of bringing McKesson to trial, with opening arguments slated on Monday until the two parties agreed to a postponement.


Alabama's agreement comes amid a flood of state government lawsuits and settlements over the United States' opioid problem, which has resulted in more than 500,000 overdose fatalities over the last two decades, according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


West Virginia announced a $99 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson on Monday and is currently prosecuting drugmakers Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA) and AbbVie's Allergan (NYSE:AGN) subsidiary.


In March, Florida achieved opioid settlements totaling more than $878 million with CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) and three pharmaceutical firms, and on April 11, the state opened a trial against drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA).

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