Rite Aid Agrees To Settle FCA And CSA Claims Stemming From Opioid Prescriptions

(July 11, 2024, 2:40 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice on July 10 reached an agreement with Rite Aid Corp. and 10 subsidiaries and affiliates to settle violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) and Controlled Substances Act (CSA), with the pharmacy chain paying $7.5 million and granting the government an unsubordinated, general unsecured claim of $401.8 million in Rite Aid’s bankruptcy case that is pending in the District of New Jersey....