Publicis will pay $350 million within 60 days to address the crisis and is prohibited from accepting future contracts/engagements related to opioid marketing/sales. Publicis must release internal documents detailing its work for opioid manufacturers and with McKinsey and Practice Fusion. Attorneys general also reached a $150 million multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals, alleging it failed to monitor and report suspicious opioid orders from potentially illegal distributors between 2006 and 2021. Source: Attorney General James Secures $350 Million from Publicis for its Role in the Opioid Crisis ; Attorney General James Secures $150 Million Multistate Settlement in Principle with Hikma Pharmaceuticals to Help Combat Opioid Crisis (New York State Attorney General)