Alabama secured an additional $220 million in opioid settlement funds from two opioid distributors, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office announced on recently.
The two companies, Cardinal Health and Cencora, had each offered joint settlements to state attorney generals in which states would receive a lump sum as compensation for the companies’ roles in the opioid epidemic.
Marshall declined to participate in the joint settlement, and instead pursued an Alabama-specific settlement.
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