Walgreens Ignored Red Flags in Dispensing Opioids, US Says January 21, 2025 By Madlin Mekelburg The Department of Justice sued Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. for allegedly dispensing opioids and other controlled substances at pharmacies across...
Consulting Firm McKinsey to Pay $650M to Resolve US Opioid Probe December 13, 2024 By Nate Raymond and Mike Spector McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $650 million to resolve a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the consulting...
Mallinckrodt Second Bankruptcy Would Cut $1 Billion From Opioid Settlement August 24, 2023 Drugmaker Mallinckrodt said Wednesday it expects to file for a second bankruptcy in the coming days, after reaching a debt...
Frustration Grows Over Wait on OxyContin Maker’s Settlement May 1, 2023 By Geoff Mulvihill More than a year after OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative settlement over the toll of opioids that was...
Appeals Court Rules Insurers Not Obligated to Defend Distributor of Opioids January 17, 2023 By Chad Hemenway Westfield National Insurance Co. and Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. are not required by their insurance contracts to defend generic drug...
U.S. Sues AmerisourceBergen, Says Distributor Helped Ignite Opioid Epidemic January 3, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel, Nate Raymond and Gram Slattery The U.S. government filed a lawsuit accusing AmerisourceBergen Corp., one of the nation’s largest drug distributors, of helping ignite the...
Teva, AbbVie Finalize $6.6B Opioid Settlements November 23, 2022 By Brendan Pierson Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and AbbVie Inc. have finalized the terms of settlements worth more than $6.6 billion to resolve...
Walmart Offers to Pay $3.1B to Settle Opioid Lawsuits November 17, 2022 By Geoff Mulvihill Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies,...
Special Report: Corporate Chiefs Dodge Lawsuits Over Sexual Abuse, Deadly Products November 8, 2022 By Mike Spector, Benjamin Lesser, Dan Levine, Kristina Cooke and Disha Raychaudhuri Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction landed him in prison. Allegations of serial sexual abuse cost him his career and...
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart to Pay $13.8B to Settle U.S. Opioid Claims: Sources November 2, 2022 By Brendan Pierson CVS Health Corp, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walmart Inc. have tentatively agreed to pay about $13.8 billion to resolve...