Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has declined to join a proposal to settle multidistrict litigation against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma. Purdue had reportedly reached a $10 to $12 billion settlement deal with the multidistrict plaintiffs. Kaul, along with several other state attorneys’ general, declined to sign off on the proposed settlement.

The multidistrict litigation combined claims of over 2,000 cities and counties and 22 states, including over 50 Wisconsin local governments. Plaintiffs filed the claims against Purdue over the company’s alleged role in the opioid crisis.

Both the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform and the American Tort Reform Association released reports this year on the rise of public nuisance lawsuits such as this multidistrict opioid litigation.