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Landmark ruling

A jury in Cleveland found CVS, Walgreens ,and Walmart liable for over-distributing painkillers that caused needless deaths over the years.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #NapoliLaw--Napoli Shkolnik PLLC''s clients, Lake and Trumbull Counties, secured a jury verdict against CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart in Ohio today.

A federal jury in Ohio found that the companies that own CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies contributed to the opioid epidemic in two counties. Attorneys for Lake and Trumbull counties in Ohio argued the chains failed to prevent painkillers from spreading throughout the counties, or to stop false prescriptions from being filled, the Wall Street []

A federal jury on Tuesday said pharmacies at CVS, Walgreens and Walmart contributed to the influx of large quantities of pain pills in two Ohio counties, contributing to the deadly opioid crisis.

A federal court has found Walgreens, CVS and Walmart helped create an oversupply of addictive painkillers.

By Nate Raymond A federal jury on Tuesday found that pharmacy chain operators CVS Health Corp., Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walmart Inc. helped fuel an opioid epidemic in two Ohio counties, in the first trial the companies have faced over the U.S. drug crisis. Jurors in Cleveland federal court after six days of deliberations Read More The post Jury says CVS, other pharmacy chains helped fuel opioid epidemic appeared first on Metro Philadelphia .

Ohio’s Trumbull and Lake counties sued five pharmacy chains for causing overdose deaths costing each of the two counties about $1bn

For the first time in U.S. court, pharmacies have been held legally responsible for their role in the opioid crisis.

Jurors in Cleveland federal court concluded that actions by the pharmacy chains helped create a public nuisance that resulted in an oversupply of addictive pain pills and the diversion of those opioids to the black market.

Three retail pharmacy chains recklessly distributed massive amounts of pain pills in two Ohio counties, a federal jury said Tuesday.

The Ohio trial is the first time pharmacy chains have faced a lawsuit for their role in the crisis

This is the first jury verdict in an opioids case. The decision embraced a key legal argument that judges in other opioids cases had recently rejected.

Jury Holds Walmart, CVS, Walgreens Liable In Opioid Distribution A federal jury on Tuesday concluded that three retail pharmacy chains - Walmart, CVS and Walgreens - recklessly distributed massive amounts of opioids, according to AP , which adds that the verdict could ''set the tone'' for future lawsuits brought by county governments that want to hold pharmacies accountable for their part in the opioid crisis. The counties blamed pharmacies operated by CVS, Walgreens and Walmart for not stopping the flood of pills that caused hundreds of overdose deaths and cost each of the two counties about $1 billion, their attorney said. This was the first time pharmacy companies had completed a trial to defend themselves in a drug crisis that has killed a half-million Americans over the past two decades. -AP Stocks in Walmart and Walgreens were off sharply on the verdict. Developing Tyler Durden Tue, 11/23/2021 - 13:52