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Judge orders pharmacy chains to pay $651 million for opioid `abatement’
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - The judge overseeing federal multidistrict litigation against the opioid industry ordered Walgreens, Walmart and CVS to pay $651 million to fund what he called an “abatement” plan to reduce the level of opioid addiction and overdose deaths in two Ohio counties. -
Walgreens settles Florida opioid case mid-trial for $683 million, denies wrongdoing
After three weeks of trial accusing the country's largest chain drug store of contributing to an opioid epidemic in Florida, Walgreens Phamacy on May 4 agreed to settle the case for $683 million. It also includes a one-time payment of $63 million for attorneys’ fees. -
Walgreens defense points to Purdue Pharma's pro-opioid stance as fuel for epidemic
During the testimony of a drug historian during the second day of a high profile Floriday opioid trial, attorneys defending Walgreens Pharmacy attempted to distance their client from blame, by blaming Purdue Pharma. -
In criticizing opioid judge, Sixth Circuit gives defendants hope for MDL reform
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) - Facing a string of damaging rulings by the judge overseeing sprawling litigation against them, some of the nation’s leading retail pharmacy chains resorted to the equivalent of a Hail Mary pass -
Contractor can't be added to New Jersey slip-and-fall case
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A woman who sued a pharmacy store chain in New Jersey over her slip-and-fall injuries in 2014 won't be allowed to add a Georgia-based general contractor to her already arbitrated case, a state appellate court recently ruled. -
Pharmacies in opioid MDL ordered to turn over 14 years of prescriptions as states, ACLU fight similar requests
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has ordered the nation’s leading pharmacy chains to turn over billions of nationwide prescription records going back 14 years - even as the American Civil Liberties Union and some states attack similar requests by the government as overbroad and an invasion of privacy. -
Michigan uses drug-dealer law to sue opioid distributors; Campaign supporter among lawyers hired by AG
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - Michigan upped the ante in the litigation war against the opioid industry, suing the nation’s largest pharmaceutical distributors under a law written to strip assets from criminal drug dealers. -
Without evidence and unable to make public nuisance argument, Delaware's opioid claims against Walgreens fail
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - A Delaware judge has refused to certify the state’s appeal of an order dismissing its opioid claims against Walgreens, at least temporarily upholding a rare industry victory in litigation over the opioid crisis. -
New York joins $60 million federal settlement with Walgreens over false Medicaid billing
ALBANY — The state of the New York has joined a $60 million national federal and state civil settlement with Walgreen Co. (Walgreens) that resolves allegations the drug store chain falsely billed Medicaid relating to the company's Prescription Savings Club (PSC) program. -
Blame the criminals, pharmacies facing opioid lawsuits say
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) – Large pharmacy chains are asking why they are being sued by hundreds of cities and counties over the opioid crisis instead of the criminals who pushed drugs to addicts. -
Health care providers allege Walgreens faxes interrupted business
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Two Illinois health care providers allege they were sent unsolicited advertisements from a pharmacy chain.