Baltimore Wins $266M in Opioid Lawsuit Against Major Drug Distributors

The city of Baltimore won $266 million in its lawsuit accusing top drug distributors McKesson (MCK.N), and Cencora (COR.N), tab of fueling an epidemic of opioid addiction in the U.S., and is expected to seek billions more in the next phase of the case.

A six-person jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore found McKesson responsible for $192 million and Cencora for $74 million on Tuesday following a nearly two-month trial. The amount represents damages compensating the city for harms the companies were found to have caused.

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