Civil Plaintiff
Kentucky Will Receive $483 Million From a $26 Billion Opioid Settlement
Kentucky can expect a nearly half-billion-dollar share from nationwide settlements with four companies over their roles in the opioid addiction crisis.
The commonwealth will receive $483 million from the $26 billion settlement finalized last week with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors — AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson.
The state’s legal fight dates back to when Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear was attorney general. In announcing the settlement Friday, current Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron said that with the end of negotiations, healing can now begin.
