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CVS, Walgreens settle opioid lawsuits

November 14, 2022 by 2022, Issue 11-14-2022, Issues

NEW YORK — CVS and Walgreens said this month they had reached tentative agreements to pay nearly $5 billion each to settle lawsuits over their roles in the opioid crisis. If completed, the deals would hasten the end of thousands of lawsuits in which state, local iiand tribal governments claimed pharmacies filled prescriptions that should

Distributors approve opioid settlement agreement

February 25, 2022 by Leading Headlines

Distributors approve opioid settlement agreement

NEW YORK — AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson announced Friday that each company has independently determined that there is sufficient participation by states and litigating political subdivisions to proceed with a comprehensive agreement to settle the vast majority of the opioid lawsuits filed by state and local governmental entities. The companies have previously disclosed that