Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $20.4M settlement with two Ohio counties in an effort to avoid a lengthy and costly federal trial about the opioid addiction epidemic.
Johnson & Johnson and its pharmaceutical subsidiary, Janssen, agreed to a $20.4 million settlement with two Ohio counties Tuesday in an effort to avoid a lengthy and costly federal trialThe opioid manufacturer company said the settlements with Cuyahoga and Summit counties include no admission of liability and removes the Johnson & Johnson from thein the Northern District of Ohio, according to a news release.
"The settlement allows the Company to avoid the resource demands and uncertainty of a trial as it continues to seek meaningful progress in addressing the nation’s opioid crisis," Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday. Johnson & Johnson will pay a combined $10 million settlement in addition to reimbursing the counties $5 million for costs used to prepare for litigation and donating another $5.4 million in charitable contributions to non-profit organizations in connection with opioid-related programs.A number of companies are scheduled to face federal trial Oct. 21 in the U.S. Northern District of Ohio over whether manufacturers of prescription opioids misrepresented the risks of long-term opioid use.
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