Native American tribes in the U.S. have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million. From the Associated Press.
Native American tribes have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the country’s three largest drug distribution companies, according to a court filing made Tuesday.
W. Ron Allen, chair of the Jamestown K’Klallam Tribe in Sequim, Washington, called it a big deal for tribes to reach their own settlement, in contrast with tobacco industry deals in the 1990s that left out Native American groups. More than 400 tribes and intertribal organizations representing about 80% of tribal citizens have sued over opioids.
Each tribe could decide whether to participate but would be required to use the money to deal with the opioid epidemic.
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