Trial date set for lawsuit against Publix claiming pharmacies contributed to nation’s opioid crisis

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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