Opioid distributors to pay $590 million to affected tribes
Companies plead not guilty
Three largest US drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $590 million in compensation to hundreds of U.S. Native tribes. Indian tribes have filed lawsuits alleging that the actions of these companies have fueled the opioid epidemic.
According to the agreement, the three distribution companies will pay $440 million over seven years. Previously, these companies paid $75 million to the Cher...