Attorney General William Tong announced the first $42.8 million payment to Connecticut from the Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. opioid settlement on Tuesday.

Tong led negotiations with 52 states and territories to secure the $26 billion settlement with manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, and pharmaceutical distributors Cardinal Health, McKesson Pharmaceutical and AmerisourceBergen Corp. The settlement was announced in July 2021.

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