{"id":149,"date":"2024-11-08T12:59:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/stateattorneysgeneral\/?p=149"},"modified":"2024-11-12T13:16:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:16:04","slug":"kroger-agrees-to-pay-1-37-billion-to-state-attorneys-general-in-opioid-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/stateattorneysgeneral\/2024\/11\/08\/kroger-agrees-to-pay-1-37-billion-to-state-attorneys-general-in-opioid-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Kroger Agrees to Pay $1.37 Billion to State Attorneys General in Opioid Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Monday, November 4, supermarket chain Kroger finalized a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2256737\/attachments\/0\">settlement agreement <\/a>with dozens of state attorneys general requiring the company to pay a total of $1.37 billion for its alleged role in failing to appropriately monitor the dispensing of opioids at its pharmacies.\u00a0 The settlement resolves the states\u2019 allegations that Kroger ignored red flags showing suspicious narcotics prescriptions that fueled the opioid epidemic.\u00a0 The settlement involves 33 states and the District of Columbia, and multiple subdivisions and tribal nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The states that will receive the largest payments are Ohio, with 11.2% of the settlement amount; California, with 10.1%; and Texas, with 6.4%.&nbsp; The funds will go towards opioid prevention, treatment and recovery programs. The settlement also includes injunctive relief requiring Kroger\u2019s pharmacies to monitor, report, and share data about suspicious activity related to opioid prescriptions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein led the settlement negotiations along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the attorneys general of Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, Tennessee and Virginia. Kroger, based in Ohio, initially announced the settlement in September 2023.&nbsp; A spokesperson for the company stated that the finalization of the settlement resolves \u201cnearly all the outstanding opioid-related claims\u201d against Kroger.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, November 4, supermarket chain Kroger finalized a settlement agreement with dozens of state attorneys general requiring the company to pay a total of $1.37 billion for its alleged role in failing to appropriately monitor the dispensing of opioids at its pharmacies.\u00a0 The settlement resolves the states\u2019 allegations that Kroger ignored red flags showing &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/stateattorneysgeneral\/2024\/11\/08\/kroger-agrees-to-pay-1-37-billion-to-state-attorneys-general-in-opioid-settlement\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Kroger Agrees to Pay $1.37 Billion to State Attorneys General in Opioid Settlement&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[8],"class_list":["post-149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"authors":[{"term_id":8,"user_id":341,"is_guest":0,"slug":"chcasey","display_name":"Christopher H. 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