Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has rejected the state’s proposed part of a $26 billion settlement with opioid makers and distributors.
The agreement to address the opioid addiction and overdose crisis is with the nation’s three largest drug distribution companies and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson.
Ferguson said in a news release Wednesday that under the proposal companies would pay Washington an estimated total of $527.5 million over 18 years but only if all the cities and counties opt in.
He calls the offer deficient and plans to take his lawsuits against the companies to trial.