Walgreens pharmacy in Baltimore, MD. August 11, 2020. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi 'We Got a Good Chunk of the Moon': $650M Opioid Order Against CVS, Walmart, Walgreens
U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, on Wednesday, ordered the three pharmacies to provide abatement funds to two Ohio counties who won a Nov. 23 verdict over the opioid crisis.
August 17, 2022 at 04:25 PM
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What You Need to Know
- The ruling is one of the few from a judge to craft an abatement fund that would alleviate the costs of the opioid crisis.
- Lawyers for the Ohio counties had asked for more than $3 billion, which the judge called
- U.S. District Judge Dan Polster criticized the pharmacies for not providing an alternative proposal as to the amount of the abatement fund.
CVS, Walmart and Walgreens must pay $650 million to alleviate the opioid crisis in two Ohio counties, a judge has ruled.
Wednesday's order, by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster of the Northern District of Ohio, provides an abatement program to Trumbull County and Lake County, which won a jury verdict on Nov. 23 that found all three pharmacies had created a public nuisance. Polster, who said he would appoint an administrator to oversee the funds, heard arguments from both sides earlier this year on how much the pharmacies should pay to the counties.
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