Cardinal Health Lawsuit 2024. Baltimore accused cardinal health and other distributor defendants of fueling the opioid crisis. Cardinal health is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data.

Johnson & johnson and three major drug distributors—amerisourcebergen, cardinal health and mckesson—have decided to finalize a landmark $26 billion settlement to. In 2021, nationwide settlements were reached to resolve all opioids litigation brought by states and local political subdivisions against the three largest pharmaceutical.