Albertsons to Pay $900M for Opioids

A Washington judge ordered Albertsons to pay $900 million for fueling the state opioid epidemic. The grocery retailer was found liable for failing to prevent prescription painkiller misuse.

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FILE PHOTO: A food shopper exits an Albertsons supermarket as shoppers browse for groceries ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday in Redmond, Washington, U.S., November 24, 2025. REUTERS/David Ryder/File Photo

ALBERTSONS COS INC - CLASS A was ordered on Thursday to pay $900 million by a state court judge for fueling the opioid crisis in Washington. The ruling follows a non-jury trial in a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general against the grocery retailer.