Politics & Government

N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Announces $1.1 Billion Deal With Opioid Distributors

The agreement came amid an ongoing landmark drug trial that is being held on Long Island, CBS2's Jennifer McLogan reported.

July 21, 2021

New York reached a settlement Tuesday with some of the nation’s largest opioid distributors that will net the state more than $1 billion.

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The agreement came amid an ongoing landmark drug trial that is being held on Long Island, CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported.

Sharon Richmond of Northport lost her only child, Vincent, to an accidental fentanyl overdose.

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