Paxton Secures $168M for Texas in Opioid Agreement with Walmart
December 16, 2022
December 16, 2022
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 16 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Attorney General Paxton announced a planned $3.1 billion settlement with Walmart, with over $168 million designated for Texas, for Walmart's role in the nationwide opioid epidemic. The agreement will largely track the terms of the Global Prescription Opioid Litigation Settlement Agreement with the opioids distributors that was executed in July 2021.
"The opioid epide . . .
Attorney General Paxton announced a planned $3.1 billion settlement with Walmart, with over $168 million designated for Texas, for Walmart's role in the nationwide opioid epidemic. The agreement will largely track the terms of the Global Prescription Opioid Litigation Settlement Agreement with the opioids distributors that was executed in July 2021.
"The opioid epide . . .