Walmart, Walgreens, CVS Ordered To Pay $650M In Opioid Suit (VIDEO)
This trial was part of a broader constellation of about 3,000 federal opioid lawsuits.
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This trial was part of a broader constellation of about 3,000 federal opioid lawsuits.
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Three of the country's largest pharmacy chains will have to pay $650.5 million over the next 15 years to two Ohio counties for their role in the opioid epidemic, a U.S. federal judge has ordered. The decision follows a November jury verdict that found CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart
The damage awards are meant to help the counties abate a continuing opioid crisis. Their counties' attorneys said it would take $3 billion total for the counties to abate the crisis.
Two Ohio counties will receive $650 million in damages after winning a landmark case against the national pharmacy chains for their opioid distribution.
The landmark ruling lays partial blame for the opioid abuse epidemic on pharmacies that supplied the drugs.