J&J settles with Ohio counties ahead of opioid trial
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(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N> said on Tuesday it settled with two Ohio counties, ahead of an opioid trial scheduled to begin on Oct. 21.
The company will make a combined $10 million settlement payment to the counties of Cuyahoga and Summi, it said in a statement, adding that the settlement removes it from the federal trial.
J&J will also reimburse $5 million of the counties' legal and other expenses incurred in preparation for the trial, it added.
(Reporting by Shubham Kalia in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
