Johnson & Johnson pays $230m to settle New York opioids case

• Pharmaceuticals giant helped fuel fire', attorney general says
• Company says settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing

Johnson & Johnson has reached a $230m agreement to settle an opioid lawsuit brought by the attorney general of New York state.

The opioid epidemic has wreaked havoc on countless communities across New York state and the rest of the nation, leaving millions still addicted to dangerous and deadly opioids," the New York attorney general, Letitia James, said in a press release.