Washington State Reaches Nearly $150 Million Settlement With Johnson & Johnson Over Opioid Crisis

A sign for Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health in Flourtown, Pa., on April 28, 2023. Matt Rourke/AP Photo

OLYMPIA, Wash.—The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over its role in the opioid addiction crisis.

“They knew what the harm was. They did it anyway,” Attorney General Bob Ferguson told reporters Wednesday.