Tennessee Reaches Agreement With Former Opioid Manufacturer Allergan

Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III And A Bipartisan Group Of Attorneys General Announced An Agreement In Principle To Address The Opioid Crisis For The Second Time Last Week. The Proposed Settlement On Important Financial Terms Would Require Former Opioid Maker Allergan To Pay Up To $2.37 Billion To Participating States And Local Governments.

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Judge Barred From Opioid Trial After Using Case To Boost His Reelection Bid

An Appellate Court Is Barring A Tennessee Judge From Presiding Over A Governmental Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers, Distributors And Pharmacies For Billing Himself On Facebook As A Warrior Against The Drugs And Using The Case To Bolster His Own Reelection Campaign.

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Progress Milestone Reached On TN’s Multi-Billion Dollar Opioid Agreement

Attorney General Herbert Slatery Has Marked A Key Milestone In The $26 Billion Opioid Agreement With The Nation’s Three Major Pharmaceutical Distributors – Cardinal, McKesson, And AmerisourceBergen – And Johnson & Johnson Over The Companies’ Role In Creating And Fueling The Nationwide Opioid Crisis.

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Tennessee Counties File Suit Against Consulting Firm Over Role In Opioid Crisis

In A Coordinated Legal Strategy, Seven Counties In East Tennessee And Five Counties Plus One City In West Tennessee Have Filed Separate Lawsuits Against Consulting Firm McKinsey & Co. Over Its Involvement In The Opioid Crisis.

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Tennessee Nears Settlement with Major Drug Companies

A $26 Billion Settlement With The Nation’s Three Largest Drug Distribution Companies And Drug Manufacturer Johnson & Johnson Is Finally On The Horizon After Governments Have Worked For Years To Push Companies In The Pharmaceutical Industry To Help Cover The Expenses Of Solving The Country’s Problem With Opioid Addiction And Overdose.

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TN Judge Rules Against Opioid Manufacturer Before Trial

A Tennessee Judge Issued An Uncommon Ruling Against An Opioid Firm Before The Civil Trial Even Began. The Ruling Was Over The Firm’s Supposed Role In The Current Opioid Epidemic.

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Tennessee Signed Contract With Consulting Firm While Also Investigating It For Role In Opioid Epidemic

Tennessee State Records Show The State Entered Into Consulting Contract With McKinsey & Co Consulting Firm While State Attorney General Was Investigating Firm For Its Role In The Opioid Epidemic.

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Tennessee To Receive $15.2M From Settlement With McKinsey Over Role In Opioid Crisis

Tennessee To Receive Part Of $573 Million Settlement Between Global Consulting Firm McKinsey & Company & 54 States & Territories Over Firm’s Role In Consultations With Opioid Manufacturers On How To Best Market & Profit From Opioid Drug Sales.

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