"Global consulting firm McKinsey & Company has agreed to pay $573 million in a settlement with attorneys general in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories over its alleged role in perpetuating the opioid crisis that has caused the deaths of approximately 450,000 people, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

According to Thursday’s news release from the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, the settlement, which excludes Nevada, Washington, and West Virginia, will include a $573 million payment distributed over five years among the states and territories involved to put toward opioid relief efforts; a public disclosure of internal documents detailing McKinsey’s work with partnered opioid manufacturers; the implementation of an ethics code; and an agreement to cease consulting companies on developing, marketing, and selling opioid-based Schedule II and III drugs."

https://lawstreetmedia.com/health/mckinsey-company-to-settle-for-573m-over-alleged-role-in-opioid-crisis/