opioid lawsuits

Fort Wayne Deputy Controller Valerie Ahr says the city's settlement money will go into two funds: one with no restrictions, and another used specifically for opioid recovery and treatment efforts.

Indiana is set to receive more than $500 million over the next two decades from a settlement with opioid manufacturers.

The first test case to hold a drug-maker responsible for the opioid epidemic was decided in Oklahoma Monday. A judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay more…