The settlement I'm referring to is the Oxycontin/Purdue case...I'm sure you guys got that as I think down here in the US we try to buy it through Canada!
It's hillarious, the states are already saying how they are going to use their windfall in this settlement to cover unrelated budget shortfalls...since the money is not earmarked in any way, shape or form.
This is the new tax...feds and states taking a cut of settlements for their own use...gotta love it.