01:44 PM EST, 01/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Kroger ( KR ) has agreed to pay nearly $110 million to the state of Kentucky to settle claims it played a role in the deadly opioid epidemic, according to a copy of the settlement seen by MT Newswires Thursday.

Under the settlement agreement, the company will pay $43.4 million to the state plus $66.6 million, the amount that Kentucky would have received had it participated in the supermarket chain's broader deal with multiple states last year.

Kroger ( KR ) announced a $1.4 billion settlement last year to resolve similar claims by multiple states, counties, and Native American tribes.

Kroger ( KR ) did not immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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