Judge to decide abatement amounts in opioid pharmacy case


              A car enters Painesville, Ohio, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Painesville, Ohio.  How much money should CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies pay two Ohio counties in damages to help them ease the effects of the opioid crisis?  That's the question in front of a federal judge in Cleveland, who will begin hearing testimony on Tuesday after a jury found the three giant pharmacy chains responsible last fall for recklessly distributing massive amounts of pain pills in Lake and Trumbull counties  (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
            
              A view outside the Lake County Courthouse Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Painesville, Ohio. How much money should CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies pay two Ohio counties in damages to help them ease the effects of the opioid crisis?  That's the question in front of a federal judge in Cleveland, who will begin hearing testimony on Tuesday after a jury found the three giant pharmacy chains responsible last fall for recklessly distributing massive amounts of pain pills in Lake and Trumbull counties  (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
            
              A banner for the city of Painesville is shown on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Painesville, Ohio. How much money should CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies pay two Ohio counties in damages to help them ease the effects of the opioid crisis?  That's the question in front of a federal judge in Cleveland, who will begin hearing testimony on Tuesday after a jury found the three giant pharmacy chains responsible last fall for recklessly distributing massive amounts of pain pills in Lake and Trumbull counties  (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
            
              A message board in Veterans' Park is shown on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Painesville, Ohio.  How much money should CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies pay two Ohio counties in damages to help them ease the effects of the opioid crisis?  That's the question in front of a federal judge in Cleveland, who will begin hearing testimony on Tuesday after a jury found the three giant pharmacy chains responsible last fall for recklessly distributing massive amounts of pain pills in Lake and Trumbull counties  (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)  (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
            
              A Lake County water tower is shown on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Wickliffe, Ohio.  How much money should CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies pay two Ohio counties in damages to help them ease the effects of the opioid crisis?  That's the question in front of a federal judge in Cleveland, who will begin hearing testimony on Tuesday after a jury found the three giant pharmacy chains responsible last fall for recklessly distributing massive amounts of pain pills in Lake and Trumbull counties  (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
            
              The  Painesville City Hall is shown on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Painesville, Ohio.  How much money should CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies pay two Ohio counties in damages to help them ease the effects of the opioid crisis?  That's the question in front of a federal judge in Cleveland, who will begin hearing testimony on Tuesday after a jury found the three giant pharmacy chains responsible last fall for recklessly distributing massive amounts of pain pills in Lake and Trumbull counties  (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)
            
              FILE - A car enters Trumbull County on Nov. 17, 2021, near Warren, Ohio. A hearing will begin Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in federal court in Cleveland that will result in a judge determining how much CVSHealth, Walgreens Co. and Walmart Corp. should pay Trumbull and Lake counties to help them abate the continuing opioid crisis. A jury in November 2021 concluded that the three pharmacy chains were responsible for damage wrought by the opioid epidemic in the northeast Ohio counties. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
            
              FILE - In this undated combination of photos shown are CVS, Walmart and Walgreens locations. A hearing will begin Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in federal court in Cleveland that will result in a judge determining how much CVSHealth, Walgreens Co. and Walmart Corp. should pay two northeast Ohio counties to help them abate the continuing opioid crisis. A jury in November 2021 concluded that the three pharmacy chains were responsible for damage wrought by the opioid epidemic in Lake and Trumbull counties.  (AP Photo/File)
Judge to decide abatement amounts in opioid pharmacy case