NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — State Attorney General Letitia James has announced an agreement with three of the nation's largest drug distributors that will deliver up to $1.1 billion to New York to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic.
The deal is the largest settlement ever negotiated by James.
As part of the settlement, the McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc., and Amerisource Bergen Drug Corporation will be removed from the state's ongoing opioid trial, currently underway in Suffolk County.
The trial trial against three other opioid manufacturers continues.
“While no amount of money will ever compensate for the millions of addictions, the hundreds of thousands of deaths, or the countless communities decimated by opioids, this money will be vital in preventing any future devastation,” said James.
The money will be delivered into New York communities ravaged by opioids for treatment, recovery, and prevention efforts, according to the attorney general's office.
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