In his ruling, Polster admonished the three companies, saying they 'squandered the opportunity to present a meaningful plan to abate the nuisance' after a trial that considered what damages they might owe.ĬVS, Walmart and Walgreens said they will appeal the ruling. Polster ordered the companies to immediately pay nearly $87 million to cover the first two years of the abatement plan. Trumbull County is to receive $344 million over the same period.
Lake County is to receive $306 million over 15 years. Attorneys for the counties put the total price tag at $3.3 billion for the damage done to the counties. District Judge Dan Polster said in the ruling that the money will be used to abate a continuing opioid crisis in Lake and Trumbull counties, outside Cleveland.
