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Below are some of our news stories explaining the lawsuits that governmental agencies are filing against wholesale distributors and manufacturers of opioids. To learn more about these claims, click Opioids.

 
Monday, January 16, 2023

Disability Rights New Mexico (DRNM) and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to compel the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) to offer…

Thursday, November 17, 2022

The Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) law firm announced that Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle national opioid lawsuits, bringing the total settlement from national retail pharmacy…

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

According to U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, “Walgreens gave short shrift to its regulatory obligations, and its pharmacies failed to perform due diligence on hundreds of thousands of red flag…

Friday, September 9, 2022

Opening arguments were given earlier this week (September 6, 2022) in the bench trial for the state of New Mexico’s opioid case against Walgreens, Walmart, and Kroger. The three pharmacy giants…

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

The National Prescription Opiate Litigation Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee confirmed that they, alongside the working group of States’ Attorneys General, counsel for Native American Tribes and…

Monday, March 7, 2022

The opioid epidemic has killed hundreds of thousands of people and wounded an entire generation. But now there’s a glimmer of good news for U.S. communities crippled by the crisis that’s been…

Friday, February 25, 2022

Washington, D.C. (February 25, 2022) – Today, the National Prescription Opiate Litigation Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee confirmed participation of over 90% of litigating local governments…

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

In 2021, drug overdose deaths surpassed one million since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began collecting data in 1999. According to the CDC, nearly 841,000 deaths were…

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

A massive $26 billion proposed settlement against the pharmaceutical industry’s biggest players was just announced. Legal insiders from Levin Papantonio Rafferty explains how a consortium of firms…

Sunday, January 10, 2021

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a nationwide lawsuit against Walmart Inc. According to a civil complaint the DOJ filed, Walmart pharmacies across the country unlawfully dispensed…

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