Walgreens reaches $683 mln opioid settlement with Florida

Endo International

05/05/2022 14:06

By Dietrich Knauth
    May 5 (Reuters) - Walgreens Boots Alliance  WBA.O  said on
Thursday it has reached a $683 million settlement with Florida
to resolve claims that the pharmacy chain exacerbated an opioid
epidemic in the state.
    The settlement includes $620 million to be paid to Florida
over 18 years, plus $63 million for legal fees.
    It ends a trial that began on April 11, after Walgreens
decided not to join a combined $878 million settlement with four
other healthcare companies.

 (Reporting by Dietrich Knauth; Editing by Bill Berkrot and
Chizu Nomiyama)
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