Kentucky's attorney general says the state will receive $110 million to settle its lawsuit accusing one of the nation's largest grocery chains of helping fuel the opioid epidemic.

Kroger has agreed to pay $110 million to resolve a lawsuit by the state of Kentucky alleging the supermarket chain's pharmacies helped fuel a deadly opioid epidemic by flooding its communities with hundreds of millions of doses of addictive painkillers.

Coleman's office said the event at the Life Learning Center will reveal one of the largest opioid settlements in recent Kentucky history.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman on Thursday announced a settlement with The Kroger Co. that will bring $110 million to the commonwealth in support of efforts to combat the opioid crisis. The AG announced the agreement at Life Learning Center in Covington, Kentucky, according to a news release from the AG's office.

Kentucky is set to receive $110 million from a settlement with Kroger that will go to addressing the opioid crisis, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Thursday. This comes nearly a year after Coleman sued Kroger,

In a press release, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the settlement, which comes following a February 2024 lawsuit against the company.