Florida is accusing Walgreens of poor oversight in its dispensing and distributing of opioids in the state, allowing the drugs to be diverted to illegal use and causing an increase in addiction
Walgreens argued that the 2012 deal released it from future opioid claims in the state, even if Florida regretted those terms as a “bad bargain,” according to court transcripts.
Florida in the same court transcript called the Walgreens’ position “absurd,” saying the earlier deal addressed only a single record-keeping violation. The settlements from the other previous defendants in the litigation totalled $878-million. Florida has collected more than $3-billion in opioid litigation against drugmakers, distributors and pharmacies, according to attorney general Ashley Moody. Most of the money will be spent on efforts to mitigate the opioid crisis in the state.
There has been a wave of recent settlements by companies facing allegations over their part in the opioid crisis, which has led to more than 500,000 U.S. deaths from overdoses in the past two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 3,300 lawsuits have been filed against drugmakers, distributors and pharmacies over the crisis.
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