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The First Jury in a Trial Over the Opioid Crisis is in Deliberations

The first jurors to weigh in on the opioid crisis began deliberations on Tuesday in federal court in Cleveland. Two Ohio counties brought the case against three pharmacies: CVS, Walmart and Walgreens.