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Nevada's AG announces $45M opioid lawsuit settlement

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Posted at 11:17 AM, Mar 22, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-23 00:29:10-04

Nevada Attorney Aaron D. Ford made a big announcement related to the state’s opioids litigation on Monday morning.

During the press conference, Ford announced that the state will receive a $45 million settlement from McKinsey & Company over its role in the deadly opioid epidemic.

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Ford filed a lawsuit on the behalf of the state of Nevada in June 2019 that accused dozens of drug manufactures and distributors of contributing to the state's deadly opioid epidemic.

A multi-state settlement for $573 million was struck earlier this year with 40 other states, but the state of Nevada reached its own deal.

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