Albertsons On Trial: Grocery Giant Allegedly Ignored Pharmacy 'Red Flags' For Years

Key points

• Albertsons and Safeway are facing a bench trial in Washington for allegedly failing to audit opioid dispensing behavior.
• The state argues a 'compliance team' existed on paper but performed few actual reviews of suspicious pharmacy activity.
• The lawsuit follows the 'public nuisance' legal strategy used to successfully sue Big Tobacco companies.
• A massive judgment could impact Albertsons' pending merger with Kroger and trickle down to local food prices and availability.

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Sources and methodology

Reported from the public datasets below.

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - FTC enforcement actions
• U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) - DOJ press releases and filings
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - FTC enforcement actions
• U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) - DOJ press releases and filings

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