<p class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI">&nbsp;Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd&nbsp;<a class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__medium__1kbOh text__large__nEccO link__underline_default__2prE_" href="https://www.reuters.com/companies/TEVA.TA" _mce_href="https://www.reuters.com/companies/TEVA.TA" target="_blank">(TEVA.TA)</a>&nbsp;will pay up to $523 million to New York State as part of a nationwide settlement of lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic.</p> <p class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI">The settlement with New York adds an additional $300 million to Teva's total opioid payouts. Teva is working to finalize a nationwide settlement valued at more than $4.2 billion, and New York was already slated to receive cash and medication as part of that deal.</p> <p class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI">"You cannot put a price on lives lost, addiction suffered, and families torn apart, but with the more than $2 billion we have now delivered to New Yorkers, we can continue to rebuild and recover," New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Thursday, referring also to opioid settlements with other companies.</p>