Walgreens has agreed to a settlement with San Francisco after being held responsible by a federal judge last year for contributing to the city's ongoing opioid crisis.
has agreed to a nearly $230 million settlement with San Francisco after being held responsible by a federal judge last year for contributing to the city's ongoing opioid crisis.
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In August, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer found that the company "substantially contributed to an opioid epidemic with far-reaching and devastating effects across San Francisco" by "unlawful dispensing of illegitimate opioid prescriptions."
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