From “Red Flags” to False Claims: DOJ Intervenes in Opioid Suit Against Rite Aid

On March 13, 2023, just a week after announcing the creation of the Opioid Epidemic Civil Litigation Task Force, the Department of Justice intervened in an FCA suit in the Northern District of Ohio against Rite Aid Corporation and several of its subsidiaries, alleging that the pharmacy chain knowingly filled unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances, including opioids.