Baron & Budd Obtains Record $500 Million Settlement Against Walgreens in New Mexico AG Opioid Suit
This Walgreens settlement in New Mexico is one of the largest separate settlements obtained from a single opioid defendant in the country and the largest settlement obtained from a single defendant by the attorney general in the State’s history.
- This Walgreens settlement in New Mexico is one of the largest separate settlements obtained from a single opioid defendant in the country and the largest settlement obtained from a single defendant by the attorney general in the State’s history.
- As a result, Walgreens dispensed millions of potentially harmful opioids into communities across New Mexico.
- The settlement requires Walgreens to pay for abatement of the opioid epidemic created by the oversupply of prescription opioids into the State.
- Baron & Budd attorneys represent municipalities, states, cities, counties, and tribal nations across the country in the complex opioid litigation.