Photo / 123 RFWalmart is suing the US government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis. Walmart says it is seeking a declaration from a federal judge that the government has no lawful basis for seeking civil damages from the company. Walmart says in the suit that the Justice Department identified hundreds of doctors who have written problematic prescriptions that Walmart's pharmacists allegedly should not have filled. The lawsuit names the Justice Department and Attorney General William Barr as defendants. The Justice Department declined to comment.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 23, 2020 00:50 UTC