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Kansas AG Schmidt Settles Opioid Lawsuit

 

Kansas has reached its first legal settlement related to the opioid addiction crisis, and it will bring $4.8 million to the state that must be used for drug treatment and addiction abatement, Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Thursday.

 

Schmidt joined a coalition of attorneys general from 46 other states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories in reaching a settlement with McKinsey & Company, one of the world’s largest consulting firms. The settlement resolves allegations the company violated the Kansas Consumer Protection Act by helping opioid companies illegally promote their drugs and profiting from the opioid epidemic.

 

Thursday’s settlement with McKinsey is the first investigation to result in payment of damages to the state. Previously, Schmidt reached separate agreements in principle to resolve the state’s claims against Purdue Pharma and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals plc, but each of those companies then filed for bankruptcy and negotiations through bankruptcy court continue.

 

A copy of the attorney general’s petition and consent judgment, which will be filed today in Shawnee County District Court, can be found here.

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