Walmart settles US government’s opioid lawsuit

The Justice Department and Walmart confirmed the settlement without disclosing terms.Published On 28 Aug 202628 Aug 2026Walmart has settled a United States government lawsuit accusing the largest US retailer of fueling a nationwide opioid epidemic by unlawfully dispensing prescriptions from its pharmacies.The US Department of Justice and Walmart confirmed the settlement in separate statements on Friday, without disclosing the terms.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4US Fed chair warns inflation progress insufficient, hints at rate hikeslist 2 of 4Timeline: Life of Ratko Mladic, general turned ‘Butcher of Bosnia’list 3 of 48-year-old Nepal flood survivor reunited with mother after rescuelist 4 of 4With the US and Canada locked in a trade war, fears of a recession lurkend of listWalmart did not admit liability, and in a regulatory filing said it settled for an “immaterial” amount. Net income for the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company totaled $11.7bn in the six months ending on July 31.The Justice Department declined to comment on the settlement terms. Its lawsuit had been one of the department’s most significant cases against a single company over the opioid epidemic.In a...