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Federal Jury Finds CVS, Walgreens, Walmart Liable for Fueling Ohio Opioid Crisis

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On November 23, 2021, a federal jury in Cleveland found CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart liable for contributing to the opioid crisis in Lake and Trumbull counties in Ohio. After a six-week trial and five and a half days of deliberation, jurors concluded that the pharmacy chains contributed to a public …

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Walgreens Terminates Theranos Partnership After 31,000 Customers Receive Voided Test Results

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Walgreens formally terminates its partnership with Theranos after discovering that 31,000 Walgreens customers had received voided test results from the blood-testing company’s faulty devices. The termination follows months of deteriorating relations after the October 2015 Wall Street Journal …

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Wall Street Journal Exposes Theranos Blood-Testing Fraud in Landmark Investigation

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Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou publishes the first investigative article exposing Theranos’ fraudulent blood-testing technology, revealing that the company was using traditional blood testing machines instead of its proprietary ‘Edison’ devices and that test results …

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