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A number of pharmacy giants have cut litigation with insurers short as they agree to pay out more than $10 billion under a settlement framework meant to resolve claims that they contributed to the opioid epidemic.
Meanwhile, Albertsons has run into a roadblock as it looks to pay out a $4 billion dividend, as the state of Washington is suing the company to stop it from doing so as its acquisition at the hands of Kroger is under antitrust regulatory review.
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