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Walgreens sued over opioids crisis in Arkansas
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Walgreens has been sued by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, and the case was filed earlier this week. In her filing, she claimed that the pharmacy chain company played a big part in making the opioid crisis situation in the state worse.
Rutledge accused Walgreens of rendering a large number of orders for painkillers, and most of them are suspicious. The lawyer said that this is a violation of Arkansas’ Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
The lawsuit against Walgreens
The lawsuit was filed in Pulaski County Court, and it was stated that the pharmacy did not do enough to make sure that the prescriptions are legitimate and not questionable. It was said that because of Walgreens failure to monitor the orders, large amounts of the regulated drug were distributed
Arkansas AG Sues Walgreens over Opioid Crisis
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on March 15 sued Walgreens, accusing the pharmacy chain of fueling the opioid crisis in the state by filling a large number of suspicious orders for painkillers.
Rutledge filed the lawsuit in Pulaski County Court, accusing Walgreens of violating the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The lawsuit accuses Walgreens of not doing enough to safeguard against suspicious prescriptions being filled, leading to a large amount of opioids being distributed around Arkansas.
Walgreens distributed more than 142 million dosage units of oxycodone and hydrocodone in the state from 2006 to 2014, according to the lawsuit.
Rutledge claims Walgreens failed in its responsibility to report suspicious orders of prescription opioids. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff, Associated Press Published: 2:31 PM CDT March 15, 2021 Updated: 4:24 PM CDT March 15, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has filed a lawsuit against Walgreens for its supposed role in fueling the opioid crisis in Arkansas and across America.
Rutledge filed the lawsuit Monday (March 15) in state court, accusing the chain of violating the state s deceptive trade practices law. The suit accuses the company of not doing enough to safeguard against suspicious orders being filled.
Walgreens said it will vigorously defend itself against the lawsuit.
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The surprise guest was the guy Sanders was once employed to lie for and the setting was Mar-a-Lago, his home in voter exile. I look forward to seeing how much he charged Sanders for use of his place to raise money for her Arkansas campaign. It is a campaign as yet unsullied by the mention of anything she’d do for Arkansas except open the already-open schools, protect a non-existent border with Mexico and cancel the libs that are so powerful in Arkansas these days. She’s made no public appearances in Arkansas since announcing.