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Friday, October 23, 2026
Courthouse News Service
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Opioid payout

CLEVELAND — An Ohio judge presiding over multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic ordered CVS, Walmart and Walgreens and other pharmacies to pay more than $650 million over 15 years to two counties impacted by the public health emergency.

Read the ruling here.

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