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1. • • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Communities in West Virginia say they would get $1.25 billion from the drug industry in a proposed settlement that would end most of the litigation stemming from the opioid crisis in the state.
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     West Virginia plan: Companies pay $1.25B to end opioid suits

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   Why did West Virginia settle with Kroger for $68 million?

   • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has settled with Kroger for $68 million over its role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers into the U.S. state that has lost more lives to opioid overdoses per capita than any other.

   West Virginia settles with Kroger, opioid money now tops $1B

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   How much money has West Virginia settled with government?

   • Over the past four years, drug manufacturers, distribution companies, pharmacies and other companies have reached settlements totaling more than $50 billion with governments. While the biggest amounts are national in scope, West Virginia has been aggressive in bringing its own lawsuits and reaching more than a dozen settlements.

   West Virginia starts distributing funds from the settlement of opioid

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   How much did Walmart settle with West Virginia?

   • Morrisey said the deal won’t prevent West Virginia from also receiving dollars from any future national settlement with the chain. Walgreens settled in January for $83 million. Walmart and CVS settled with the state last September: Walmart agreed to a settlement of $65,070,000; CVS for $82.5 million.

   West Virginia settles with Kroger, opioid money now tops $1B

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   How much did West Virginia settle a Walgreens & Rite Aid lawsuit?

   • While the biggest amounts are national in scope, West Virginia has been aggressive in bringing its own lawsuits and reaching more than a dozen settlements. A $68 million settlement was announced by the state in May with Kroger, the last remaining defendant in a lawsuit involving Walgreens, Walmart, CVS and Rite Aid.

   West Virginia starts distributing funds from the settlement of opioid

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3. mountainstatespotlight.org › 2022/12/15 › westHow WV plans to spend $1 billion in opioid settlements

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   Dec 15, 2022 · Mountain State Spotlight explains: How will West Virginia spend $1 billion in opioid settlement cash? Here’s how much money the state expects to get, how it will be distributed and how it might help those most impacted by the opioid epidemic.

4. apnews.com › article › opioid-settlement-westWest Virginia settles with Kroger, opioid money now tops $1B

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   May 4, 2023 · CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has settled with Kroger for $68 million over its role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers into the U.S. state that has lost more lives to opioid overdoses per capita than any other.

5. apnews.com › article › opioid-lawsuit-settlementWest Virginia starts distributing funds from the settlement ...

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   Dec 29, 2023 · According to the agreement, the board in charge of around $1 billion in funds will distribute just under three-fourths of the settlement money, and a fourth will go directly to local communities and 3% will remain in trust.

6. www.cnn.com › 2023/05/04 › businessKroger will pay $68 million in West Virginia opioid settlement

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   May 4, 2023 · Kroger will pay $68 million to resolve a lawsuit in West Virginia alleging the company contributed to the oversupply of opioids in the state and failed to maintain effective controls.

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7. www.reuters.com › legal › kroger-pay-68-mln-settleKroger to pay $68 million to settle West Virginia opioid claims

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   May 4, 2023 · May 4 (Reuters) - The Kroger Co (KR.N) has agreed to pay West Virginia $68 million to settle claims that it fueled the opioid epidemic through lax oversight of its pill sales, bringing the...

8. apnews.com › article › west-virginia-firstWest Virginia advances bill requiring foundation distributing ...

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   Jan 11, 2024 · The private foundation in charge of distributing the lion’s share of West Virginia’s hundreds of millions of opioid-settlement dollars would be required to make its proceedings public under a bill advancing in the state Legislature.

9. www.cincinnati.com › story › newsKroger will pay $68 million in West Virginia opioid settlement

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   May 4, 2023 · CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has settled with Kroger for $68 million over its role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers into the U.S. state that has lost...