Judge rules CVS, Walgreens and Walmart owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit
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The Ohio counties convinced the jury that the three pharmacies played an outsized role in creating a public nuisance in the way they dispensed pain medication.
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against national
Walgreens, Walmart, and CVS pharmacies will compensate two Ohio counties a total of $650.6 million for damage caused by the opioid epidemic, a judge ordered Wednesday.
The Ohio ruling is the first to target CVS, Walmart and Walgreens, ordering them to pay hundreds of millions of dollars for their role in the opioid crisis.
A federal judge in Cleveland has awarded $650 million in damages to two Ohio counties that sued pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart saying their opioid distribution policies created a public nuisance
A federal judge in Cleveland has awarded $650 million in damages to two Ohio counties that sued pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart saying their opioid distribution policies harmed the counties.
federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against national pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart.
A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against national pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, claiming the way they distributed opioids to customers caused severe harm to communities and created a public nuisance.
Pharmacy operators CVS, Walmart and Walgreens must pay a combined $650.6 million to two Ohio counties to address the damage done by the opioid epidemic, a federal judge ruled on
Federal judge orders CVS, Walmart and Walgreens to pay $650.6 million to Lake and Trumbull counties in Ohio after jury concludes the pharmacy chains over-supplied pain pills.
The Ohio counties convinced the jury that the three pharmacies played an outsized role in creating a public nuisance in the way they dispensed pain medication.
Walmart, CVS and Walgreens, were ordered to pay a nine-figure sum to two Ohio counties by a federal judge Wednesday for flooding those areas with opioids.
A federal judge in Cleveland has awarded $650 million in damages to two Ohio counties that sued CVS, Walgreens and Walmart over the way the national pharmacy chains distributed opioids to their communities.
