TN AG Settles Opioid Claims With Food City

The Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has announced a $44.5 million deal with the grocery chain Food City and its parent company, K-VA-T. In addition to paying out, the settlement would require K-VA-T and Food City to adjust employee conduct along with other non-monetary penalties. Neither Food City nor K-VA-T admit any wrongdoing in signing this settlement agreement. On September 21, AG Skrmetti announced that he had settled the state’s case against Food City alleging that the grocery chain’s behavior, particularly their opioid dispensing practices, contributed to opioid addiction in the state. According to the AG’s statement, the settlement agreement will provide millions of dollars to state and local efforts to curb the impact of opioid addiction in the community including contributing to an opioid abatement fund and supporting local measures to resolve municipal addiction crises. <a href="https://medtruth.medium.com/tn-ag-settles-opioid-claims-with-food-city-a252c86f33b2">Read More</a>