San Francisco said on Wednesday it reached a $230 million settlement with Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc over its role in the city’s opioid epidemic.
The settlement came nine months after U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said the drugstore chain could be held liable for having "substantially contributed" to an opioid epidemic that caused "widespread harm" in the city and constituted a public nuisance.
A sign for Walgreens is displayed outside its store in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2022. CVS Health said they had agreed to pay approximately $5 billion over 10 years to"resolve all opioid lawsuits and claims" against them by states and cities.local government"Opioids have wreaked havoc across our nation leading to immense suffering and untold damage," said Chiu. "Cities like San Francisco have shouldered much of the burden of the opioid epidemic.
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