Pharmacy
May 10, 2022
Judge to Decide How Much Pharmacies Owe Over Opioid Crisis
A hearing began Tuesday in federal court in Cleveland that will help a judge determine how much CVS, Walgreens and Walmart should pay two northeast Ohio counties to help them ease the continuing opioid crisis.
May 11, 2022
Judge to decide how much pharmacies owe two Ohio counties over opioid crisis
A hearing began Tuesday in federal court in Cleveland that will help a judge determine how much CVS, Walgreens and Walmart should pay two northeast Ohio counties to help them ease the continuing opioid crisis.
May 12, 2022
Pharmacy chains should pay $878 mln for opioid epidemic role, Ohio counties say
CLEVELAND, May 10 (Reuters) - A lawyer for two Ohio counties said on Monday that CVS Health Corp (CVS.N), Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA.O) and Walmart Inc (WMT.N) should fund an $878 million plan to address the opioid crisis there, as a first-of-its-kind trial got underway to determine the pharmacy chains' contribution.
May 10, 2022
Ohio judge hears if pharmacy chains should pay for driving opioid crisis
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Were found to recklessly dispense narcotic painkillers in two Ohio counties, fueling a drug epidemic
January 10, 2022
Delaware top court says Rite Aid can't get insurance coverage for opioid cases
Delaware Supreme Court rules for Chubb in coverage lawsuit by Rite Aid. Court says Rite Aid only entitled to coverage in personal injury cases
January 17, 2022
Ohio doctors, pharmacists cut back on the dispensing of prescription opioids in 2021, continuing a yearslong trend
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ohio doctors and pharmacists cut back the number of prescription opioids they dispensed last year, a move that continues a large-scale drop in the number of painkillers doled out across the state.
November 24, 2021
Opioid Update: Jury Verdict Reached Against Defendant Pharmacies in Opioid MDL
Yesterday, the first bellwether trial in the opioid multidistrict litigation (MDL) came to a close with a jury verdict in favor the plaintiffs.
December 1, 2021
Are Pharmacies to Blame in Opioid Deaths? Why Ohio's Federal Drug Verdict was an Important Test Case
Last week, a federal jury in Ohio found that several major pharmacy chains operating in two of the state’s counties contributed to opioid overdose deaths there.