Law
September 3, 2021
Giant Eagle loses bid to escape Ohio opioid claims
(Reuters) - Supermarket and pharmacy chain Giant Eagle has lost a bid to escape claims by two Ohio counties that it fueled opioid addiction by ignoring red flags that prescriptions were being used for illegal sales.
October 13, 2021
McKinsey never told the FDA it was working for opioid makers while also working for the agency
Since 2008, McKinsey & Company has regularly advised the Food and Drug Administration’s drug-regulation division, according to agency records.
October 5, 2021
Trial Against Pharmacy Chains' Opioid Sales Begins
Jurors have heard opening statements in a federal court trial to determine whether retail pharmacy chains created a public nuisance in how they dispensed addictive painkillers in two Ohio counties.
October 14, 2021
Ohio opioid settlement inching closer
MEDINA — Further specifics regarding Ohio's opioid epidemic settlement could be coming in the near-future.
October 6, 2021
Pharmacies Stand Trial Over Opioid Crisis
CVS, Walgreens, Walmart Face Lawsuit
October 6, 2021
Pharmacies open opioid defense
Walmart lawyer: ‘Looking for blame in the wrong places’
October 4, 2021
Trial starts in potentially landmark case over Northeast Ohio pharmacies’ role in opioid crisis
CLEVELAND (WJW) – Attorneys representing two Ohio counties along with the pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens, Giant Eagle and Walmart have started arguing in what is expected to be a landmark case over the abuse of prescription opiates.
October 4, 2021
A landmark opioid trial puts spotlight on pharmacy chains CVS, Walmart and Walgreens
On Monday in a federal courtroom in Cleveland, Ohio, the nation's legal reckoning over the opioid crisis shifts to four name-brand pharmacy chains: CVS, Giant Eagle, Walgreens, and Walmart.
