Oklahoma governor, GOP leaders: drug settlement violates law
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June 14, 2019
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's governor and Republican legislative leaders are raising concerns about the state's proposed $85 million settlement with an opioid manufacturer that has yet to be approved by a judge.
Gov. Kevin Stitt, House Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat say in a brief filed Friday that the proposed settlement doesn't comply with a new state law .
Attorney General Mike Hunter announced the deal with Israeli-owned Teva Pharmaceuticals on May 26.
The three leaders say they believe the settlement conflicts with the law that directs any settlement fun...
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