Supermarket chain Kroger ... agreement to settle the majority of the claims made by states, counties and Native American tribes that accused the company of helping fuel the opioid epidemic.

The claims against Kroger and its competitors have focused on the role of their pharmacies in flooding communities with legal painkillers. In lawsuits ... It Matters: Opioid settlement money ...

The settlement will be paid ... vigorously defend against any other claims and lawsuits relating to opioids that the final agreement does not resolve." Kroger took a $1.4 billion charge related ...

West Virginia and Kroger, the supermarket retail chain, have reached a settlement in a lawsuit centered on opioid abuse in the state, with the company agreeing to pay $68 million, the state ...

Kroger said Friday that it will ... to pay San Francisco nearly $230 million to settle a case over the pharmacy chain's distribution of opioids. Walmart this summer reached a $168 million deal ...

In recent months, Kroger has settled opioid claims with West Virginia for $ ... has agreed to pay more than $1 billion to settle lawsuits alleging it failed to monitor suspicious orders of ...

Kroger on Friday said it agreed to pay as much as $1.4 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits by states, local governments and Native American tribes claiming the supermarket chain’s ...

As part of the settlement, Kroger was not required to admit to any wrongdoing and would not be subject to any additional claims or liability ... have settled opioid lawsuits in recent months.

Kroger said the settlement "is not an admission of wrongdoing or liability " and the company "will continue to vigorously defend against any other claims and lawsuits relating to opioids that the ...

Derek Saul has covered markets for the Forbes news team since 2021. Grocery giant Kroger announced Friday it will pay more than $1 billion in opioid settlement fees, becoming the latest company to ...