CVS, Walgreens, Teva in opioid agreements with Washington attorney general
AndreyPopov


Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has reached settlements with CVS Health (NYSE:CVS), Walgreens (NASDAQ:WBA), Walmart (NYSE:WMT), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, and AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) subsidiary Allergan over the companies' alleged roles in the opioid epidemic.
The five companies will pay a total of $434M. Walgreeens will pay the most at $120.3M, while CVS Health (CVS) is the second highest at $110.6M.

He also filed a lawsuit Wednesday against supermarkets chains Albertsons (ACI) and Kroger (KR), and drug store chain Rite Aid (RAD) for their alleged role in fueling the epidemic in the state.
Including settlements with other companies, Ferguson has brought in more than $1.1B in opioid settlements.