Athos Chemicals and Raxuter Chemicals, both based in Gujarat, were each charged in Brooklyn with distributing the ingredients and conspiring to distribute them
(Reuters) - U.S. state attorneys general are expected this week to unveil a $26 billion settlement resolving claims that three major drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson helped fuel a nationwide opioid epidemic, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson is coming under fire from some investors who are raising questions about companies that give their chief executives hefty pay raises despite facing billions of dollars in legal costs over their role in the U.S. opioid crisis.
(Reuters) - McKinsey & Co, the consulting firm, has agreed to pay $573 million to resolve investigations by most U.S. states over its alleged role in "turbocharging" sales of opioids such as OxyContin, fueling a nationwide epidemic.
(Reuters) - Consulting firm McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $573 million to resolve claims by more than 40 U.S. states related to its role in the opioid epidemic and advice it gave to OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The US Justice Department has sued Walmart, accusing the retail behemoth of allegedly fueling the opioid crisis in the country
The $700 million settlement amount consists of $500 million for the federal government and as much as $200 million for states that opted into the civil agreement, which did not determine liability
Pharmaceutical giant is facing thousands of lawsuits blaming its prescription painkiller OxyContin for plunging millions of Americans into addiction.
Trump has talked in the past about his desire to impose capital punishment for drug dealers