Endo Pays $8.75M to Settle Okla. AG's Opioid Case
In a Friday announcement, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter said the settlement, reached out of court, would add to a fund set up from a previous $85 million agreement reached with Teva Pharmaceuticals last year.
January 10, 2020 at 12:59 PM
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Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter reached an $8.75 million settlement with Endo Pharmaceuticals, adding to the hundreds of millions of dollars the state already has obtained for costs associated with the opioid crisis.
In a Friday announcement, Hunter said he reached the Endo deal without filing a lawsuit. The state would add the dollars to a fund set up from a previous $85 million settlement reached with Teva Pharmaceuticals last year.
"The money from this settlement as well as the money from other settlements will allow us to begin abating Oklahoma's problem," Hunter said in a statement. "We look forward to working with members of the legislature and executive branch to ensure this money goes toward helping those who have been affected by or those who continue to struggle with opioid addiction."
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