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• The settlement stems from a 2005 whistleblower lawsuit that was filed under federal and states' false claims statutes. It alleged that McKesson inflated average wholesale prices reported to First Data Bank, which many state Medicaid programs use to set payment rates for pharmaceutical reimbursement.
• The federal government settled its portion of the lawsuit in April for more than $187 million.
• New York will receive the largest share of the states' settlement, $36 million, according to officials with state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office.
• "Pharmaceutical distribution companies are not above the law. This settlement holds McKesson accountable for attempting to make millions of dollars in illegal profits," Schneiderman said.
• Besides California and New York, states covered in the settlement include Ar

kansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. The District of Columbia also was covered.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A man accused of fatally injuring a motorcyclist while he was speeding and texting is facing manslaughter charges in a case that could fuel efforts to ban texting while driving in South Dakota's largest city.
• Authorities say 21-year-old Brent O'Neal was driving 60 mph in a 30 mph zone and was texting on his cellphone when he caused a chain of accidents in central Sioux Falls on Wednesday.
• O'Neal's car hit three vehicles and Philip Sorensen's motorcycle before crashing into a light pole. The 33-year-old Sorensen died later at a Sioux Falls hospital.
• The death prompted a heart-rending outpouring Thursday as dozens of people gathered at the site of the accident for a candlelight observance. Friends tearfully described Sorensen as a fun-loving man who sought to make people laugh.
• "He got robbed," friend Nathan Alexander told the Argus Leader. "All of you should have known him. He brought a lot of people together."
• The death has underscored recent talk of banning texting while driving in Sioux Falls. Earlier this month, the city's Public Services Committee endorsed a proposed distracted driving ordinance that would ban texting, emailing, tweeting and Face

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