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CVS, Walmart and Walgreens ordered to pay $650.6 million to Ohio counties in opioid case

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CVS, Walmart and Walgreens must pay a combined $650.6 million to two Ohio counties to address the damage done by the opioid epidemic. The money will be used to abate a continuing opioid crisis in Lake and Trumbull counties, outside Cleveland. Attorneys for the counties had put the price tag at $1 billion for the damage done to each of the counties. Walgreens, CVS and Walmart say they will appeal the verdict.

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Walmart, Walgreens & CVS Ordered To Pay $650.6 Million In Opioid Epidemic Case – Real News No Bullshit

Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS have been ordered to pay a combined $650.6 million to two counties in Ohio after a judge ruled they were partially responsible of the opioid epidemic in their counties. US District Judge Dan Polster issued the ruling after jurors found the three companies helped create a “public nuisance” that resulted in an oversupply of addictive opioids in the region. The original lawsuit was filed by Lake and Trumbull County. …

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CVS, Walmart and Walgreens owe $650 million to two Ohio counties in opioids suit

A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages to two Ohio counties that sued CVS, Walgreens and Walmart over opioids distribution.

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Judge: Pharmacies owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit

A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that sued CVS, Walgreens and Walmart over the way the national pharmacy chains distributed opioids to their communities.

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