Attorney General Peterson Announces $41 Million Settlement with CVS and Walgreens Over Opioid Epidemic Allegations
December 13, 2022
December 13, 2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 13 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2022:
Attorney General Peterson announced today that he has finalized agreements with CVS and Walgreens to bring the national amount from investigations and litigation against the pharmaceutical industry for its role in the opioid crisis to more than $50 billion. Under today's agreements, CVS will pay $5 billion, and Walgreens will pay $5.7 billion, totaling $10.7 . . .
Attorney General Peterson announced today that he has finalized agreements with CVS and Walgreens to bring the national amount from investigations and litigation against the pharmaceutical industry for its role in the opioid crisis to more than $50 billion. Under today's agreements, CVS will pay $5 billion, and Walgreens will pay $5.7 billion, totaling $10.7 . . .