Nevada Secures $285 Million Opioid Settlement With Walgreens, Bringing Total Settlements to $1 Billion

Nevada Secures $285 Million Opioid Settlement With Walgreens, Bringing Total Settlements to $1 Billion
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford gestures during an interview in Las Vegas, on Dec. 14, 2018. John Locher/AP Photo
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LAS VEGAS—The state of Nevada has reached a $285 million settlement with Walgreens regarding the pharmacy chain’s role in the opioid epidemic, the state’s top lawyer announced Wednesday.

The last in a series of multiyear settlements with pharmaceutical companies, retailers, and others, it pushes Nevada’s total anticipated payments stemming from opioid claims to $1.1 billion, state Attorney General Aaron Ford’s office said in a news release. Nevada is among numerous states that have reached settlements now totaling more than $50 billion nationwide.