Maine’s Local Governments Spent $3 Million of Its Opioid Settlement Funds Last Year March 6, 2026 By EMILY BADER /The Maine Monitor Local governments spent $3 million in opioid settlement funds last year on projects ranging from addiction treatment in jails to...
How Maine Is Spending Its Share of Opioid Settlement Money January 2, 2026 By EMILY BADER /The Maine Monitor Over the past five years, the attorney general’s office, with Aaron Frey at the helm, has secured for Maine more...
Nevada to Join $26 Billion Nationwide Opioid Settlement January 5, 2022 By Nate Raymond Nevada has agreed to back a proposed nationwide settlement worth up to $26 billion resolving lawsuits against three large drug...
Drug Distributors Signal $26B Opioid Settlement with States to Proceed September 7, 2021 By Nate Raymond Three large U.S. drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson will proceed with a proposed $26 billion settlement resolving claims...
Bankruptcy Judge Urges Holdout States to Settle Issues With Purdue Pharma, Sacklers August 30, 2021 By Geoff Mulvihill A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday urged states that oppose a settlement plan with Purdue Pharma to try to work...
At Deadline, 6 States Had Not Joined $26B Opioid Settlements with Distributors, J&J August 24, 2021 By Nate Raymond and Tom Hals At least six U.S. states, including Georgia, have decided they will not fully sign on to a proposed $26 billion...
States Weighing $26 Billion Opioid Settlement Face Saturday Deadline August 19, 2021 By Nate Raymond U.S. states are racing to meet a deadline to commit to a $26 billion opioid settlement with three drug distributors...
States, Municipalities Have 30 Days to Weigh $26B Opioid Deal with Major Drug Firms July 22, 2021 By Nate Raymond A group of state attorneys general unveiled on Wednesday a landmark $26 billion settlement with large drug companies for allegedly...
States Expected to Announce Opioid Deal With Drug Distributors, J&J: Reuters July 20, 2021 By Nate Raymond U.S. state attorneys general and lawyers for local governments are expected on Wednesday to unveil a landmark, $26 billion settlement...