all right, the city of san francisco has reached a $230 million settlement with walgreen s for its role in the distribution of opioids. a federal judge ruled that the pharmacy chain could be held liable for contributing to the city s opioid epidemic. joining us now is david chew, the san francisco city attorney. thank you so much for being here. can you just explain why walgreen s? because i think we re all familiar with the role that purdue pharma had, the role that unscrupulous doctors had, but isn t walgreen s, isn t a pharmacy just following doctor s orders when they fill your prescription? well, you know, one would think, but there were many companies that were involved in creating this opioid crisis, what we discovered as we brought this lawsuit against walgreen s and others is that walgreen s played a significant role in pushing patients to consume the
PETALING JAYA: A scam syndicate in Johor which had been targeting Singaporeans with fake friend calls has been crippled after a raid by police from both sides of the Causeway.
Singapore News - Police from both sides of the Causeway have crippled a scam syndicate in Johor which had allegedly been targeting Singaporeans with fake friend calls. Three Malaysian men, aged between 18 and 27, were extradited from Johor to Singapore on Tuesday, after a raid on a Johor. Read more at www.tnp.sg