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  1. December 01, 2022

    Top Opioid Target Kroger Inks $85M Deal, With $25M For Attys

    Supermarket giant Kroger is paying $85 million, including $25 million for plaintiff lawyers, to end opioid crisis lawsuits in New Mexico, according to settlement papers released Thursday, a relatively sizable sum that underscores the company's new status as a top target in nationwide opioid litigation. 

  2. November 09, 2022

    Walgreens Faces $10B Opioid Trial Threat Despite $5B Deal

    New Mexico and Walgreens have submitted written closing arguments in the Land of Enchantment's opioid trial, and the state said it wants nearly $10 billion in damages — twice as much as Walgreens offered last week to settle opioid litigation across the entire country.

  3. October 18, 2022

    NM Opioid Case Against Walgreens 'Easy,' AG Says In Finale

    New Mexico's attorney general's office closed out an opioid bench trial against Walgreens on Tuesday with a declaration to the judge that the pharmacy giant has "made it easy for you with its admissions" at trial about how it distributed and dispensed the powerful narcotics.

  4. September 06, 2022

    Pharmacies Flooded NM With Opioids, AG Says As Trial Starts

    New Mexico's attorney general launched an opioid-crisis trial on Tuesday against three pharmacy giants with a comparison of stewardship of drugs to that of water in his arid state, saying reckless opioid dispensing by Walgreens, Walmart and Kroger "smashed those dams wide open."

  5. March 11, 2022

    Key Opioid Cases To Watch As Massive Wave Of Trials Looms

    Despite sweeping settlements and landmark verdicts, the nation's epic saga of opioid crisis litigation against Big Pharma is far from winding down, with the coming weeks heralding an unprecedented torrent of trials. Here, Law360 shares a detailed map of the opioid trials terrain and explores major lawsuits that are rapidly approaching moments of truth.

  6. May 28, 2021

    Key Opioid Trials To Watch As Cases Heat Up Nationwide

    With the coronavirus crisis cooling down, a pressure cooker of opioid litigation is heating up with long-awaited trials across the country. Here, Law360 maps out the hottest cases and spotlights must-know details in trials that are underway or imminent.

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