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US Fines Puerto Rico Drug Firm $12M In Opioid Case
Drogueria Betances, LLC, one of Puerto Rico's major pharmaceutical drug distributors, has been ordered to pay $12 million following allegations of failing to report numerous suspicious orders for controlled substances, as stated by the U.S…
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Allergan Makes Opioid Lawsuit Settlement Deal
On Friday 30, Allergan PLC made a $5 million settlement with two Ohio counties involved in the ongoing bellwether cases in multidistrict opioid litigation.Allergan agreed to pay $1.9 million to Summit County and $3.1 million to Cuyahoga…
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Rite Aid Bankrupt Due To Sales Drop & Opioid Lawsuits
Rite Aid, a prominent U.S. pharmacy chain, has recently declared bankruptcy and secured $3.45 billion in fresh funding as part of its restructuring strategy in response to declining sales and legal issues related to opioid lawsuits.In 2022…
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Tentative Settlement Of $161.5M Between Opioid Drugmakers & WV
A tentative settlement of $161.5 million has been reached between the attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers over the opioid epidemic.The pharmaceutical manufacturers involved in the lawsuit…
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CVS & Walgreens To Pay $10B Opioid Settlement
CVS Health and Walgreens announced on Wednesday that they had reached an agreement in principle to pay a total of $10 billion to settle a series of opioid-related lawsuits filed against the pharmacy chains.CVS announced a $5 billion…
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Florida To Get $215M Opioid Settlement From Walmart
Walmart will pay the state of Florida $215 million as part of a settlement deal to satisfy charges that its pharmacies contributed to the state's opioid problem.The Attorney general stated that as part of the settlement, Walmart has agreed…
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Maryland To Receive $24M In Opioid Settlement
Maryland has been awarded $24 million in a massive settlement with four pharmaceutical companies that have faced a slew of lawsuits over their involvement in the deadly opioid epidemic.The Maryland Attorney General announced the payment,…
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San Francisco's Long-awaited Opioid Trial Begins
San Franciso's long-awaited opioid lawsuit alleging the drugmakers and distributors of creating a public nuisance and fueling the opioid crisis has finally begun in the federal court.Justice Charles R. Breyer is overlooking the lawsuit in…
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Michigan Prepares To Receive $776M Opioid Settlement
Michigan is all set to receive $776 million from a $26 billion nationwide opioid settlement involving the three largest drug distributors of America, along with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson (J&J), for the companies' role in fueling…
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$266 Million For Utah In Landmark Opioid Settlement
Utah will receive a landmark opioid settlement of $266 million from the drug companies over the opioid crisis in the state that resulted in several deaths and social imbalance. The settlement amount would be distributed among the 27 Utah…