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Walmart settles DOJ opioid crisis lawsuit for $50 million
The Hill reaches for "crisis" where Honolulu Star-Advertiser stays flat.
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What happenedWalmart will pay $50 million to settle claims that its pharmacies filled hundreds of thousands of suspicious prescriptions for opioids, which helped fuel a national drug abuse situation, the Justice Department said Friday.
The headline splitThe Hill frames it as "Walmart settles DOJ opioid crisis lawsuit for $50 million". Honolulu Star-Advertiser frames it as "Walmart to pay $50 million to settle opioid lawsuit".
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Walmart settles DOJ opioid crisis lawsuit for $50 million
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Walmart has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that its pharmacies filled hundreds of thousands of illegal prescriptions for controlled substances that fueled the opioid...
Walmart to pay $50 million to settle opioid lawsuit
Walmart will pay $50 million to settle claims that its pharmacies filled hundreds of thousands of suspicious prescriptions for opioids, which helped fuel a national drug abuse crisis, the J...
