CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle case over opioid prescriptions
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- timesherald.comseen 25 Oct, 13:08headline rewritten
CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle case over opioid prescriptionsCVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions
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- 13 Oct, 16:57CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle case over opioid prescriptions4 outlets
- 13 Oct, 18:20CVS agrees to $315M settlement over opioid prescriptions6 outlets
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Tue, 13 October 2026
4 reports- wjactv.com18:20first to report
The lawsuit accused CVS of providing opioids and other controlled substances "to fuel its own profits at the expense of public health and safety."
5 reprints
- abc7amarillo.com13 Oct, 18:20their copy
- news4sanantonio.com13 Oct, 18:20their copy
- mynews4.com13 Oct, 18:20their copy
- krcrtv.com13 Oct, 18:20their copy
- fox11online.com13 Oct, 18:20their copy
- The Hill19:57
The Justice Department (DOJ) announced Tuesday that CVS Health has agreed to pay $315 million to settle lawsuits alleging the company illegally filled prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. The settlement resolves a lawsuit first filed in 2019 by former CVS employee Hillary Estright in 2019 under the whistleblower provision of the False Claims...
- PBS NewsHour21:02
The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought in 2024 that accused the healthcare giant of providing massive amounts of opioids and other controlled substances "to fuel its own profits at the expense of public health and safety."
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- times-standard.com13 Oct, 16:57their copy
- timesherald.com13 Oct, 16:57their copy
- mercurynews.com13 Oct, 16:57their copy
- Google News - Top Stories22:28
CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle DOJ opioid prescription case NBC News CVS Health Unit to Pay $315 Million to Resolve Illegal Opioid Prescription Claims WSJ CVS Pharmacy reaches $315M settlement with Justice Department over controlled substance prescriptions Fox Business CVS settles US Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions for $315 million Reuters CVS to pay $315M settlement over allegations of illegally filling opioid prescriptions The Hill