BALTIMORE, MD—The Justice Department filed a nationwide lawsuit against Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreen Co., and various subsidiaries, alleging the pharmacy chain knowingly dispensed millions of unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the False Claims Act (FCA). Walgreens, with over 8,000 pharmacies nationwide, is one of the largest pharmacy chains in the country. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The city of Baltimore has reached a settlement with Walgreens of $402.5 million as part of its ongoing litigation against opioid distributors and manufacturers. The settlement, announced this week, is the fifth to date stemming from the city’s six-year legal case, which alleges the companies fueled the opioid epidemic with downplaying the risk of painkiller medications and marketing them […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has announced that the Consumer Protection Division’s Opioids Enforcement Unit has finalized settlements with Teva, Allergan, Walmart, and Walgreens, after multi-year investigations of these opioids-makers’ or chain pharmacies’ involvement in fueling the opioid crisis in Maryland. The settlements are expected to provide $238 million to be used in Maryland’s and its subdivisions’ efforts […]
JOPPA, MD—Crews responded to a vehicle fire in Joppa on Monday afternoon. At around 1 p.m., units from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded for a report of a car on fire in the parking lot of the Walgreens located in the 300-block of Pulaski Highway. The blaze was quickly extinguished. No injuries were reported. Photo via JMVFC […]
JOPPA, MD—Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a pair of Joppa shoplifters. At around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 17, Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the Walgreens located in the 300-block of Pulaski Highway in Joppa for a report of a past theft. Upon arrival, deputies were informed that individuals entered the store on Wednesday, […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Another attempted ATM theft has been reported in Baltimore County. At just after 5 a.m. on Saturday, police responded to the Walgreens located in the 400-block of Compass Road (21220) for an attempted burglary. Arriving officers found that the front doors had been smashed and the ATM was damaged. Police are still investigating this incident. There has been […]
CARNEY, MD—Police responded to an overnight crash in Carney involving a vehicle into a building. At around 3:45 a.m. on Saturday, officers responded after a vehicle smashed through the front of the Walgreens located at the intersection of Harford Road and E. Joppa Road (21234). Authorities say at least one occupant of the vehicle fled the scene and has not […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Walgreens has announced a recall on about 54,000 toddler rattle sets that were sold at its stores. The recall involves the Disney Baby Winnie the Pooh Rattle Set. The set includes three rattles and is marked for ages 3 months and above. The rattle, which has the character Winnie the Pooh as part of the toy, is blue and […]