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La Crosse County Board approves $200,000 settlement in Kroger drug lawsuit

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FILE - A customer removes her purchases at a Kroger grocery store in Flowood, Miss., Wednesday, June 26, 2019. The Federal Trade Commission on Monday, Feb. 16, 2024, sued to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying the $24.6 billion deal would eliminate competition and lead to higher prices for millions of Americans.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

La Crosse County could soon get close to $200,000 in a class-action settlement against the Kroger supermarket chain.

The county board Thursday voted to enter into a settlement agreement, along with most other Wisconsin counties.

Kroger has been sued for allegedly distributing drugs containing opioids, such as fentanyl.

Kroger has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion over 11 years, including up to $1.2 billion for state and local governments and nearly $173 million to cover lawyers’ fees and costs.

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A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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  1. Paul Woods

    July 20, 2024 at 1:20 pm

    This is ridiculous. We dont even havea Kroger in La Crosse County yet the county signed on to this lawsuit?

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