Minnesota
$4.45M secured from settlement for opioid epidemic fight in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KEYC) – Minnesota will get nearly $4.5 million from a settlement related to the opioid epidemic.
Attorney General Keith Ellison’s Office announced the $350 million, multi-state settlement with a global pharmaceutical marketing firm called Publicis.
Ellison says the firm recognized the harm created by the advertising of opioids.
Publicis will also unseal documents related to its work with pharmaceutical manufacturers like Purdue Pharma according to the settlement.
In addition, the firm will stop accepting client work related to certain categories of controlled substances.
The settlement is the latest in a series against companies involved in opioid distribution.
To date, Minnesota has secured $564 million from these lawsuits to combat the opioid crisis.
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