Teva Settles Opioid Litigation In Florida For $177m

Firm Will Also Provide State With $84m Worth Of Generic Narcan

Teva has settled the opioid claims it faced in the state of Florida, alongside CVS, Allergan and Endo.

Gavel resting inside book
Florida is the fifth jurisdiction Teva has settled with on opioid-related claims • Source: Alamy

Teva has made its second state-level opioid settlement in as many weeks, having reached an agreement with the attorney general of Florida that settles the claims of the state and its subdivisions against the pharmaceutical firm.

More from Legal & IP

More from Generics Bulletin

BGMA Becomes Medicines UK

 
• By 

The UK generics and biosimilars industry will now be represented by Medicines UK, the new name for the former British Generic Manufacturers Association.

J&J Denied Injunction Over Private-Label Ustekinumab In US

 
• By 

Stelara originator J&J has been denied in its initial attempt to prevent Samsung Bioepis and ustekinumab biosimilar partner Sandoz from selling a private-label version of the product through a PBM in the US.

UK Forxiga SPCs Wiped Out As Trio Succeed With Plausibility Attack

 
• By 

Generic competition to AstraZeneca’s blockbuster SGLT2 inhibitor Forxiga (dapagliflozin) treatment for diabetes may hit England and Wales earlier than 2028 after a pair of SPCs were invalidated following proceedings initiated by a trio of generics manufacturers.