Arbitration Denied In Class Suit Against Walgreens Over Lidocaine Labeling

( January 12, 2024, 1:30 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — Walgreen Co., doing business as Walgreens, waived its right to arbitration in a putative class complaint alleging that the labels on certain lidocaine products are misleading when it did not assert an arbitrability defense until after its motion to dismiss was ruled on, a federal judge in Illinois ruled, denying the pharmacy chain’s motion to compel arbitration and stay....