Funds distributed to state, local, and Native American governments under opioid-related settlements are commonly designated for efforts to address the opioid crisis.
November 18, 2025
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Typical use restrictions placed on settlement proceeds in opioid litigation.
Opioid-related settlement agreements have sometimes required companies to produce and make public internal documents about how they promoted and monitored opioid products.
November 18, 2025
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Document-disclosure provisions have been included in some legal settlements tied to opioid litigation.
By 2025, legal settlements related to the U.S. opioid crisis over the preceding decade totaled approximately $50 billion, and most settlement funds are typically required to be used for overdose and addiction response.
January 01, 2025
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Aggregate value and typical designated use of opioid-related legal settlements in the U.S.