Opioid settlements have a big downside

Get the Full StoryOn Monday morning, Americans woke up to news of another multimillion-dollar settlement by companies involved in the opioid trade. Four defendants -- McKesson Corp, Cardinal Health Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corp. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. -- had agreed to pay 260 million. Three of the settling distributors put out a statement on Monday saying they strongly dispute the allegations against them.

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