The Brief
- A trial date was set for a federal civil suit that claims Publix fueled the country’s opioid epidemic.
- The National Prescription Opiate Litigation in Georgia accuses a number of chain pharmacies of failing to protect the public from prescription opioids.
- The suit claims the opioids sold had a negative impact on states, including Georgia, Florida, Ohio and Kentucky.
LAKELAND, Fla. – A trial date has been set for a federal civil suit that claims Publix fueled the country’s opioid epidemic.
The complaint was originally filed in 2018 and then was amended in 2021.
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