#opioid settlement

Hawaiʻi could receive up to $2.4M in nationwide opioid settlement

Hawaiʻi could receive up to $2.4 million as part of a $720 million nationwide settlement with eight drug manufacturers over their role in the opioid crisis, Attorney General Anne Lopez announced Thursday.

Hawaiʻi to receive $1.1M in a settlement to address the opioid crisis

Attorney General Anne Lopez announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid crisis. Hawaiʻi is slated to receive $1,113,545 from the settlement to help address the opioid crisis.

Hawai’i Attorney General announces $3.1 billion settlement with Walmart over opioid epidemic allegations

The proposed settlement resolves allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis by failing to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores.

Advisory committee and counties to allocate $78M opioid settlement funds

Governor Ige and the mayors of Hawaiʻi’s counties today announced that an Advisory Committee, including all four major counties, will determine the recommended uses for $78 million in opioid settlement funds.

Hawaiʻi to receive $73 million from opioid agreement with 3 drug distributors and J&J

Hawai’i will receive about $73 million from the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors and drug maker Johnson & Johnson.