Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and the three largest drug distributors put a halt to the first opioid bellwether trial by reaching an agreement in principle with the two plaintiffs just before opening statements were to begin. The move gives them more time to reach a global settlement to resolve the more than 2,000 other suits pending against them and other companies.
The three distributors – AmerisourceBergen Corp., Cardinal Health Inc. and McKesson Corp. – agreed to a $215m...






