Walmart to Pay $50 Million to Settle Opioid Lawsuit, US Says

The resolution is part of an effort to hold retailers and pharmacists accountable for what the government says were their roles in the opioid epidemic.

The Justice Department and Walmart confirmed the settlement without disclosing terms.

Walmart settled a lawsuit with the Justice Department on Friday after the retail giant faced sweeping accusations that it fueled a nationwide opioid epidemic for years by unlawfully dispensing prescriptions from its ‌pharmacies. A joint stipulation dismissing the case was filed on Thursday in federal ‌court ⁠in Wilming

Walmart settles US government's opioid lawsuit, which sought billions, for $50 million  Reuters

Walmart settled claims that it filled thousands of invalid prescriptions at its pharmacies at the height of the opioid epidemic.

The Justice Department sued Walmart in 2020, alleging its pharmacies unlawfully dispensed opioids and other controlled substances since 2013