COVID-19 postpones next phase of Summit County federal opioid trial

The COVID-19 pandemic has postponed the next phase of a federal trial involving Summit and Cuyahoga counties that focuses on the pharmacy industry's role in the opioid epidemic.
According to the minutes of the proceedings from an Oct. 5 teleconference, the trial scheduled to begin Nov. 9 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland has been delayed indefinitely.
Defendants in the case include CVS, Medina-based Discount Drug Mart, HBC (which is part of Giant Eagle), Rite Aid and Walgreens.