Kroger to pay $110 million to resolve Kentucky lawsuit over opioid epidemic
Kroger has agreed to pay $110 million to resolve a lawsuit by the state of Kentucky alleging the supermarket chain's pharmacies helped fuel a deadly opioid epidemic by flooding its communities with hundreds of millions of doses of addictive painkillers.
Kentucky reaches $110 million deal with Kroger to settle its opioid lawsuit
Kentucky will receive $110 million to settle its lawsuit accusing one of the nation’s largest grocery chains of helping fuel the opioid epidemic, the state's attorney general said Thursday. The state will use the money it is getting in its settlement with The Kroger Co.
Kroger Pharmacies agrees to pay $110M to KY for role in opioid epidemic, AG says
Half of the funds will go to the local governments, with the other half going to the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Commission.
How Kentucky will disperse $110 million from opioid settlement with Kroger
The lawsuit, filed last year, accused Kroger pharmacies of dispensing 11 percent of all opioid pills statewide over 13 years, totaling 444 million doses.
Kroger agrees to pay $110M to Kentucky in opioid settlement
The Kroger Co. has agreed to pay Kentucky $110 million to settle a lawsuit filed last year alleging it pumped millions of doses of opioids into the state over the course of more than a decade.
Kroger to pay $110 million in settlement over their part in opioid crisis
COVINGTON, Ky. — The Kroger Company will pay $110 million in settlement funds to the Commonwealth for their part in the opioid crisis, according to a press release from the Kentucky Attorney General. Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the settlement on Thursday during a press conference at Life Learning Center in Covington.
Attorney General announces $110 million opioid settlement with Kroger
In a press release, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the settlement, which comes following a February 2024 lawsuit against the company.
Kroger To Pay $110 Mln To Settle Kentucky Lawsuit Over Opioid Distribution
Attorney General Russell Coleman, announced on Thursday, that Kroger Company (KR) will pay the State of Kentucky $110 million in a
'This is blood money' | Kroger reaches $110 million opioid settlement with the Kentucky
The suit alleged Kroger bought more than four billion morphine milligram equivalents of opioids for Kentucky between 2006 and 2019, roughly equivalent to 444 million opioid doses. The company distributed almost 194 million hydrocodone pills to its Kentucky pharmacies between 2006 and 2019,
Kentucky AG: Kroger 'allowed the fire of addiction to spread,' announces $110M settlement
Coleman's office said the event at the Life Learning Center will reveal one of the largest opioid settlements in recent Kentucky history.
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