{"id":2651361,"date":"2026-08-28T18:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T22:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walmart-settles-with-doj-over-alleged-unlawful-opioid-dispensing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T19:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T23:24:18","slug":"walmart-settles-with-doj-over-alleged-unlawful-opioid-dispensing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walmart-settles-with-doj-over-alleged-unlawful-opioid-dispensing\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart settles with DOJ over alleged unlawful opioid dispensing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwalmart-settles-with-doj-over-alleged-unlawful-opioid-dispensing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2651361&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Walmart has settled a lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations that its pharmacies unlawfully dispensed prescriptions contributing to the opioid epidemic. The case, filed in 2020, accused Walmart of violating the Controlled Substances Act by filling thousands of suspicious prescriptions since 2013. The settlement was officially dismissed in late 2023, with Walmart expressing commitment to supporting pharmacy staff and resolving the issue. The DOJ stated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-city-of-chicago-reaches-10-million-settlement-with-uber-eats\/\" title=\"The City of Chicago Reaches  Million ... With Uber Eats\">settlement resolves claims<\/a> that Walmart&#8217;s pharmacies failed to comply with opioid dispensing regulations. Critics argued the lawsuit unfairly targeted Walmart&#8217;s extensive pharmacy network rather than prescribing doctors. Walmart previously agreed to pay around $3 billion to settle related lawsuits from various governments. The company highlighted challenges faced by pharmacists due to complex regulations that put them at risk of legal liability when filling prescriptions. Details of the settlement remain undisclosed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/walmart\/\">Walmart<\/a> settled a lawsuit with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doj\/\">Justice Department<\/a> on Friday after the retail giant faced sweeping accusations that it fueled a nationwide opioid epidemic for years by unlawfully dispensing prescriptions from its \u200cpharmacies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A joint stipulation dismissing the case was filed on Thursday in federal \u200ccourt \u2060in Wilmington, Delaware. The development comes after the DOJ in 2020 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/opa\/pr\/department-justice-files-nationwide-lawsuit-against-walmart-inc-controlled-substances-act\">sued<\/a> Walmart, alleging it had been in violation of the Controlled \u200bSubstances Act since 2013 by filling thousands of invalid or suspicious prescriptions, inflaming the opioid crisis that killed upward of 1 million U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4704843\/walmart-doj-settlement-opioid-dispensing-controlled-substances-act\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Walmart settles with DOJ over alleged unlawful opioid dispensing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4701237\/iowa-montana-plot-paramount-merger-fight-supreme-court\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iowa and Montana plot taking Paramount merger fight to Supreme Court<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4700165\/deloitte-us-government-dei-settlement\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Consulting firm Deloitte to pay US government $21.5 million in DEI settlement<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe department is pleased to have \u200breached a settlement with Walmart resolving allegations that its pharmacies failed to comply with their obligations under the Controlled Substances Act in dispensing opioids and other controlled substances,\u201d a DOJ spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walmart said in a statement it was \u201cpleased to resolve this matter and will continue supporting the exceptional work our pharmacists do \u200bevery day to provide outstanding patient care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuit was one of the DOJ\u2019s most significant civil actions targeting a company over its alleged role in the opioid crisis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2878736\/the-justice-departments-opioid-lawsuit-against-walmart-is-pure-monkey-business\/\">argued<\/a> the DOJ\u2019s lawsuit unfairly targeted Walmart\u2019s network of over 5,000 pharmacies for filling prescriptions instead of penalizing the doctors who prescribed the medications in the first place. If Walmart <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2878736\/the-justice-departments-opioid-lawsuit-against-walmart-is-pure-monkey-business\/\">had been held<\/a> liable, it would have been required to pay $67,627 for each unlawful prescription it filled and $15,691 for each suspicious order it did not report to the Drug Enforcement Administration. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walmart argued confusing government regulations put pharmacists in an \u201cuntenable\u201d position by either filling prescriptions and risking criminal or civil liability, or refusing prescriptions and facing backlash from patients and doctors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4679220\/local-governments-misusing-federal-money-crime-victims-doj\/\"><strong>LOCAL GOVERNMENTS KEEP MISUSING FEDERAL MONEY MEANT FOR CRIME VICTIMS: DOJ INSPECTORS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Details about the company\u2019s settlement with the DOJ remain unclear as of Friday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before its agreement with the federal government, Walmart in 2022 had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/375997\/cvs-walgreens-and-walmart-agree-to-pay-12-billion-to-settle-opioid-lawsuits\/\">previously pledged<\/a> to pay roughly $3 billion over 15 years to settle thousands of lawsuits with state, local, and tribal governments accusing it and pharmacy chains of mishandling prescriptions for opioid painkillers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walmart settles DOJ opioid lawsuit; case dismissed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2651362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25226761982937.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7076,84838,13826,80131,11489],"class_list":["post-2651361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-doj","tag-opioidsettlement","tag-pharmacy","tag-publichealth","tag-walmart"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25226761982937.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2651361"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2651380,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651361\/revisions\/2651380"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2651362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2651361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2651361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2651361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}