Penalty Amount
$773,000,000
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that a multistate coalition had secured an opioid settlement with Albertsons, which would require the grocery chain to pay more than $773 million nationally once final. Texas and its political subdivisions may receive up to $57.8 million for opioid abatement; the release does not identify privacy violations.
The settlement, once final, would require Albertsons to pay more than $773 million nationally toward addressing the opioid crisis. Texas and its political subdivisions are eligible for up to $57.8 million for opioid abatement.
This action does not describe a privacy enforcement matter, so it does not support changes to privacy notices, data-processing terms, consent clauses, or breach-notification provisions. In-house teams supporting pharmacy operations should instead review pharmacy and vendor agreements for controlled-substance dispensing controls, regulatory-compliance representations, audit rights, indemnification for opioid-related claims, settlement cooperation, and allocation of abatement obligations; customer and employee privacy clauses are not implicated by the release.
Entity
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Industry
RetailOfficial Press Release
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-773-million-opioid-settlement-albertsons-its-role-opioid
Albertsons Final
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/Albertsons%20Final.pdf
Texas Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/privacy
"settlement with Albertsons"
"pay more than $773 million nationally"
"for their role in the opioid crisis"
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Gerber Products Company and Nestlé USA, Inc., alleging that Gerber made deceptive safety and testing claims while its baby food contained dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals. The lawsuit asserts claims under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act; the release does not report a settlement, monetary penalty, or court order.
$1.5M
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$7.5M
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