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Walmart Inc.'s insurance companies are refusing to cover the Bentonville retailer's costs in the hundreds of opioid lawsuits it's facing, possibly costing the retailer billions of dollars.
The focus is now on how settlement dollars will be used and whether they can curtail overdose deaths.
State attorneys general say Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the impact of the prescriptions its pharmacies filled for powerful prescription opioid painkillers. The
Walmart's plan would have to be approved by 43 states by Dec. 15, and local governments could sign on by March 31, 2023.
State attorneys general say Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the impact of the prescriptions its pharmacies filled for powerful prescription opioid painkillers