Johnson & Johnson pays $123 million to WA following opioid lawsuit

Washington received a $123.3 million lump sum payment from Johnson & Johnson due to a lawsuit over the drug manufacturer’s role in the opioid crisis, the state attorney general’s office announced Tuesday.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued the company in 2020. To avoid a trial, Johnson & Johnson, one of the largest suppliers of raw materials used to produce opioids, agreed to pay the lump sum in January.

The state will receive $149.5 million overall from Johnson & Johnson, with $26.2 million going to cover legal costs.

Ferguson rejected a 2021 multistate resolution with Johnson & Johnson that would have given Washington about $24.4 million less than the state’s individual lawsuit.

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