Kentucky Attorney General Sues Kroger Over Opioid Crisis

The lawsuit accuses Kroger of contributing to the state's opioid epidemic by dispensing excessive amounts of opioid pills without proper safeguards.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman filed a lawsuit against Kroger, alleging the company's pharmacies played a significant role in the state's opioid crisis.
The lawsuit claims Kroger pharmacies dispensed over 11% of all opioid pills in Kentucky between 2006 and 2019, amounting to hundreds of millions of doses.
Kroger is accused of failing to implement an effective monitoring program to stop suspicious opioid orders, despite having access to real-time data.
The state is seeking civil penalties and measures to limit Kroger's future business practices related to the distribution of opioids.
Kroger has not yet responded to the lawsuit, but has previously settled opioid-related claims with several states and local governments for $1.2 billion.