Both Tennessee and Arkansas will receive millions of dollars from the settlement, which stems from Kroger’s role in the opioid crisis.

The settlement is part of a national agreement announced last year. The grocery chain will pay a total of $1.37 billion to settle claims by 30 states related to the opioid crisis.

Arkansas will receive up to $13.5 million as its share of a $1.37 billion settlement between 30 states and Kroger over its role in the opioid crisis, Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Monday.

Arkansas will receive over $30 million after reaching a settlement with Kroger over its role in the opioid crisis.

Arkansas, alongside 29 other states, has reached a $1.3 billion settlement with Kroger for the store's "role in the opioid crisis."

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced Monday that the state will receive up to $42.9 million for opioid abatement. FOX13 previously reported that the lawsuit claimed that the retailers' pharmacies helped fuel the opioid crisis by filling painkiller prescriptions.

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Monday (Nov. 4) that Arkansas will receive up to $13,535,086.30 as its share of a $1.37 billion settlement with Arkansas, 29 other states,

Grocery chain Kroger is taking the final steps in a $1.37 billion settlement with 30 states over the role its pharmacies played in the opioid crisis.