CVS & Walgreens Issue Preliminary Opioid Settlement of $10 Billion
<p>The two largest drugstores in the country, CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens, have issued preliminary deals worth a combined total of over $10 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits filed over their alleged failure to curb sales of prescription narcotics, according to Law360.</p>
<p>According to plaintiffs, pharmacies like CVS, Walmart, Walgreens and others failed to enforce their own opioid distribution policies. These allegedly negligent actions led to an exacerbation and acceleration of the opioid epidemic’s effect on the nation.</p>
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