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The Ohio Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on whether the opioid epidemic is a public nuisance, a theory behind a $650 million award won by two Ohio counties against Walmart, CVS, and Walgreens. The pharmacy operators are contesting their liability in fueling the epidemic, with Walgreens also challenging a nearly $1 billion arbitration award in a contract dispute with PWNHealth.
Walgreens asked a Delaware federal judge to strike down a $987 million arbitration award as ‘egregious’ and ‘improper.’ More in The Daily Docket: https://t.co/BHTqe697XN Subscribe: https://t.co/jDp2Zvzsw0 https://t.co/YXsnBzh9Bh
Counsel for two Ohio counties that won a $650 million verdict against Walmart, CVS and Walgreens told the Ohio Supreme Court that opioids are a "unique" problem during arguments about whether public nuisance claims are blocked by product liability law. https://t.co/9ptr5FjwDr https://t.co/N4gXQd9toM
CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart told the Ohio Supreme Court that the state’s product liability law bars claims that they exacerbated an opioid problem. https://t.co/1AnI1US2u2