On Monday morning, Americans woke up to news of another multimillion-dollar settlement by companies involved in the opioid trade. Four defendants — McKesson Corp, Cardinal Health Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corp. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — had agreed to pay $260 million. Three of the settling distributors put out a statement on Monday saying they strongly dispute the allegations against them.
Opinion: Opioid settlements have a big downside
