Teva Inks $100m+ Deal To Settle West Virginia Opioid Claims

Israeli Company ‘Continues To Actively Negotiate A National Settlement’

Teva has struck a further cash-and-medicines settlement agreement to resolve opioid-related claims in the US. A bench trial had been due to start in West Virginia by the end of this month, where Teva is to pay $75m over 15 years plus generic Narcan.

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Teva admits no wrongdoing under the settlement • Source: Shutterstock (Alamy Stock Photo)

While a nationwide settlement remains high on its agenda, Teva has struck another US state-level opioid settlement deal, this time in West Virginia, on the eve of a bench trial in the Mountain State.

Via an agreement reached with the attorney general of West Virginia, settling both the state and its subdivisions opioid-related claims,...

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