
Pharmacies prevail in appeal of $650-million opioid award in Ohio
By Nate Raymond and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -Ohio’s top court ruled on Tuesday that pharmacy chain operators CVS, Walmart and Walgreens could not be held liable for fueling an opioid epidemic in two Ohio counties that won a $650.9-million judgment against them. The Ohio Supreme Court held on a 5-2 vote that a state law…