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Baltimore secures $80 million from Teva in opioid settlement

Posted on by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Teva Pharmaceutical has agreed to pay Baltimore $80 million to settle claims that its role in fueling the city’s opioid epidemic led to a public health crisis, the city announced this week. The settlement is the fourth with opioid distributors and manufacturers in connection with the city’s $322.5 million claim against Teva, the city said. The city has already […]

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Attorney General Brown completes opioid settlements with Teva, Allergan, Walmart, Walgreens

Posted on by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has announced that the Consumer Protection Division’s Opioids Enforcement Unit has finalized settlements with Teva, Allergan, Walmart, and Walgreens, after multi-year investigations of these opioids-makers’ or chain pharmacies’ involvement in fueling the opioid crisis in Maryland. The settlements are expected to provide $238 million to be used in Maryland’s and its subdivisions’ efforts […]

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