Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $230 Million to settle New York opioid claim
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Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay USD 230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis, Attorney General Letitia James said on Saturday. The drugmaker also agreed to permanently end the manufacturing and distribution of opioids across New York and the rest of the nation, James said in a statement announcing the settlement.