TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 19, 2026

On Monday, Metro Nashville filed a public nuisance lawsuit against Publix in federal court, alleging the grocery store’s pharmacy contributed to local and national opioid crises by failing to monitor suspicious orders of oxycodone and other painkillers. According to the Nashville Banner newsletter, the complaint also alleges that Publix failed to “implement adequate policies and provide tools to its pharmacists to conduct due diligence prior to dispensing opioids,” all while allegedly deceiving public officials in Nashville. The complaint mentions that Tennessee has the third-highest amount of opioid prescriptions, and that Nashville “is at the center of a rising opioid epidemic in the United States.” In 2025, Publix settled a similar lawsuit in federal court.