The legislatures of Nassau County and Suffolk County will have the opportunity to formally approve Tuesday\u2019s settlement in August. The agreement would send $86 million to Nassau County and $106 million to Suffolk County.<\/p>\n
Paul Napoli of Napoli Shkolnik, who represents Nassau County, said that the New York settlement is \u201cthe impetus and the driving force\u201d behind the $21 billion global settlement that will soon be announced, according to multiple reports, with McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout Judge Garguilo setting the case for trial and the trial lawyers and the AG trying this case, there certainly would not have been a New York settlement and probably would not be a global settlement for quite some time,\u201d Napoli said. \u201cSo New York did benefit not only New York but the rest of the country in bringing this chapter to a conclusion with the distributors.\u201d<\/p>\n
Napoli said the possibility of more settlements with the remaining defendants exists, but he and his colleagues are doubtful on that point.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese defendants have dug in trying to justify their conduct to the jury and to the court, and I think they\u2019re blinded by their own greed and have not taken responsibility,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n