CVS to pay $315M settlement over allegations of illegally filling opioid prescriptions
Summary
The U.S. Justice Department said that CVS Health will pay $315 million to settle lawsuits that accused the company of illegally filling opioid and other controlled substance prescriptions. The case started in 2019 after a former CVS employee used a law that lets whistleblowers report fraud against the government.Key Facts
- CVS Health agreed to pay $315 million to settle opioid-related lawsuits.
- The lawsuits claim CVS illegally filled prescriptions for opioids and other controlled drugs.
- The case began in 2019 with a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former CVS employee named Hillary Estright.
- The whistleblower provision is part of the False Claims Act, which allows people to report fraud against the government.
- This settlement ends the legal dispute between CVS and the federal government over these claims.
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