Pharmaceutical crisis: Walmart settles US government opioid lawsuit
Already in 2022, Walmart had agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits from states and municipalities.
Walmart has agreed to pay $50 million to the US government to settle a lawsuit related to the opioid crisis. The US Department of Justice had accused the retailer of contributing to the nationwide epidemic by improperly dispensing prescriptions at its pharmacies. The settlement amount is significantly lower than the potential billions in civil penalties initially suggested by the Justice Department in December 2020.
Walmart denied any wrongdoing and described the settlement as "immaterial". This is not the company's first settlement related to opioid claims, having agreed to pay $3.1 billion in 2022 to resolve thousands of lawsuits from states and municipalities.
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