Kanawha County will receive 20 million from opioid settlements WV MetroNews

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Opioid litigation settlements mean millions of dollars heading to Kanawha County. On Tuesday during their meeting, the Kanawha County Commission reveled they will be adding around $7 million dollars to their use from the settlements. The entire county will be receiving around $20 million from the over $871 million litigation settlement, according to attorney Anthony Majestro, who spoke at the commission meeting Tuesday. There is currently one litigation still pending which is against Kroger pharmacies. Majestro said the settlement amount could eclipse $1 billion after the Kroger case and other bankruptcy court cases are settled. State Attorney…