CVS, Walgreen, Walmart Ordered To Pay $650M For Opioid Abatement In 2 Counties

Mealey's (August 18, 2022, 8:54 AM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — The Ohio federal judge presiding over the opioid multidistrict litigation on Aug. 17 ordered CVS Health Corp., Walgreen Co. and Walmart Inc. to pay $605.6 million over 15 years to abate the public nuisance of opioid abuse in two Ohio counties caused by the defendants’ pharmacies’ oversupplying of prescription painkillers....