Opioid settlement still elusive as some lawyers criticize it
(WorldNews Business)

State attorneys general are finding a national settlement over the toll of opioids to be elusive, as some lawyers for state and local governments are renewing public criticism of the proposed deal with a group of companies led by the nation`s largest drug distributors. A group of top state lawyers in October announced the framework for a deal that they said would be worth about $48 billion in cash, treatment drugs and services over time. Some state attorneys general and lawyers for local governments criticized it at the time....