Washington State reaches a nearly $150 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis

Washington State reaches a nearly $150 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis
AP, by Manuel Valdes and Hallie Golden; 1/24/24
The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over its role in the opioid addiction crisis. “They knew what the harm was. They did it anyway,” Attorney General Bob Ferguson told reporters Wednesday.