/news/tags/mallinckrodt Mallinckrodt en-US Copyright Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:33:40 GMT /news/health-science/2019-09-19/cuyahoga-summit-counties-carry-the-torch-in-opioid-trial Eric Stimac’s path to addiction began with a work injury. Several years ago, he said, he was working a side job on a day off. “It was some stage flooring,” he said. “We were unloading off the back of a box truck, and it fell off of the lift gate and then landed on my foot and crushed my foot.” Stimac couldn’t walk for months. He was prescribed Oxycontin, then Percocet and eventually became addicted to the pills. Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:33:40 GMT /news/health-science/2019-09-19/cuyahoga-summit-counties-carry-the-torch-in-opioid-trial /news/health-science/2019-09-06/mallinckrodt-will-pay-30-million-to-cuyahoga-summit-in-opioid-settlement Drug maker Mallinckrodt has reached a $30 million settlement with two Northeast Ohio counties in a federal lawsuit over the opioid crisis. Mallinckrodt has agreed in principle to pay $24 million in cash to Cuyahoga and Summit counties, plus $6 million in product, Cuyahoga County officials said Friday. Fri, 06 Sep 2019 20:23:51 GMT /news/health-science/2019-09-06/mallinckrodt-will-pay-30-million-to-cuyahoga-summit-in-opioid-settlement