February 03, 2025
The Sixth Circuit has vacated two Ohio counties' $650 million win against CVS Health, Walgreens and Walmart, an expected decision that comes after the Ohio Supreme Court found that the state's product liability law doesn't allow for public nuisance claims to be brought over the opioid crisis.
December 10, 2024
The majority of the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday held that the state's product liability law doesn't allow for public nuisance claims to be brought over the opioid crisis, in a challenge to a $650 million verdict won by two counties.
February 22, 2023
Two major public health advocacy groups urged the Sixth Circuit to uphold a $650 million verdict against CVS, Walgreens and Walmart for their roles in the national opioid epidemic as evidenced in two Ohio counties, arguing the large payout is necessary to pay for the ongoing harm associated with opioid overprescription.
February 15, 2023
The Ohio counties of Lake and Trumbull late Tuesday defended their milestone $650 million opioid trial win over pharmacy giants CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, telling the Sixth Circuit that their claims that the pharmacies created a public nuisance by "egregious" opioid dispensing aren't barred by federal law.