AG Slatery Sues Walgreens For Unlawful Distribution Of Opioids

Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III Has Filed A Lawsuit Against Walgreens In Knox County Circuit Court For Violations Of The Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, Violating Tennessee’s Public Nuisance Statute, And Creating A Common Law Public Nuisance Through Its Unlawful Sale And Distribution Of Opioids.

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Tennessee Reaches Agreement With Former Opioid Manufacturer Allergan

Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III And A Bipartisan Group Of Attorneys General Announced An Agreement In Principle To Address The Opioid Crisis For The Second Time Last Week. The Proposed Settlement On Important Financial Terms Would Require Former Opioid Maker Allergan To Pay Up To $2.37 Billion To Participating States And Local Governments.

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Knox And Anderson County Overdoses Greatly Increased In 2021

According To The 2021 Drug-Related Death Report For Knox And Anderson Counties, Produced By The Knox County Regional Forensic Center, The Number Of Overdose Deaths In Knox County Increased By 29% And By 67% In Anderson County Last Year. These Percentages Are On Top Of A 41% Increase In Knox County In 2020 And A 81% Increase In Anderson County The Same Year.

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Food City Seeks To Spread Blame In Opioid Lawsuit Brought By TN Attorney General

Tennessee Attorney General Accuses Food City Grocery Chain Of Padding Profits Through Sales Of “Massive Quantities” Of Opioids.

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Progress Milestone Reached On TN’s Multi-Billion Dollar Opioid Agreement

Attorney General Herbert Slatery Has Marked A Key Milestone In The $26 Billion Opioid Agreement With The Nation’s Three Major Pharmaceutical Distributors – Cardinal, McKesson, And AmerisourceBergen – And Johnson & Johnson Over The Companies’ Role In Creating And Fueling The Nationwide Opioid Crisis.

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Tennessee Counties File Suit Against Consulting Firm Over Role In Opioid Crisis

In A Coordinated Legal Strategy, Seven Counties In East Tennessee And Five Counties Plus One City In West Tennessee Have Filed Separate Lawsuits Against Consulting Firm McKinsey & Co. Over Its Involvement In The Opioid Crisis.

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