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.
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