The federal government filed suit against Walmart on Tuesday, accusing the retail chain of fueling the opioid epidemic in the United States by filling thousands of invalid prescriptions for the addictive painkillers.
The Department of Justice filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware after concluding a multi-year investigation of the retailer, alleging that Walmart pharmacies “filled thousands upon thousands of invalid prescriptions” in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, according to the complaint.
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