Cencora was ordered to pay $74 million as part of a $266 million verdict in an opioid lawsuit filed by the city of Baltimore. The verdict, delivered on November 13, 2024, by a six-person jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore, found Cencora and McKesson responsible for fueling an opioid addiction epidemic.
The $74 million represents damages compensating the city for harms caused by the company's actions. Baltimore is expected to seek an additional $9 billion from the companies in the next phase of the case, a legal remedy known as abatement, to cover future costs of addressing the opioid crisis.
Cencora denies the claims, stating that the verdict 'frays the legal and ethical tightrope the company is being asked to walk between providing access to necessary medications and acting to prevent diversion of controlled substances.' The company plans to seek to have the verdict overturned.
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