The City of Baltimore and Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced an $80 million settlement with pharmaceutical giant, Walgreens, on Sept. 10.
Baltimore officials claim that Walgreens furthered the destruction caused by the opi--d epidemic in the city, and the business has agreed to resolve the city’s claims. The full terms of the agreement are set to be shared with the public on Oct. 3.
“As part of the settlement, Walgreens requested that we delay announcing the specific terms of the agreement for 30 days,” said City Solicitor Ebony M. Thompson, said in a statement. “In order to resolve the case against it and focus our trial on the worst actors in the opi--d epidemic, we agreed to this term.”