Johnson & Johnson settles opioid lawsuit with Native American tribes

Photo by: Johnson and Johnson - Facebook
Photo by: Johnson and Johnson - Facebook

(New Brunswick, NJ) -- Johnson & Johnson is settling an opioid lawsuit with Native American tribes.  

The pharmaceutical giant, along with three distributors, has agreed to a 665-million-dollar settlement.

Hundreds of tribes are involved with the settlement coming after an opioid epidemic battered Native American tribes across the country.