12:42 PM EST, 12/10/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Update with Walgreens' response.)

The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Tuesday that a state law abrogates Trumbull County and Lake County's common-law claims that Walmart ( WMT ) , CVS Health ( CVS ) and Walgreens Boots Alliance ( WBA ) created a public nuisance "by filling prescriptions for opioids without controls in place to stop the distribution of those that were illicitly prescribed."

"We are pleased with the Court's ruling, which allows us to put this litigation behind us so we can continue focusing on the health and wellbeing of our patients, customers, and team members in northern Ohio and across the country," a Walgreens spokesperson told MT Newswires.

Walmart ( WMT ) and CVS did not immediately reply to requests for comment from MT Newswires.

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