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Grocer sues broker over $40 million opioid coverage dispute. Opioid addiction has produced one of the largest waves of civil litigation in American history, and the settlements that followed were supposed to pay for treatment, naloxone distribution and prevention. A lawsuit filed in June offers an unusually clear look at the machinery underneath that money, and at how much of it can get tied up before it reaches anyone. What the lawsuit alleges. Giant Eagle, a grocery chain based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, filed suit on June 17, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against Aon Risk Services Central and Aon Financial Services Group. The complaint says Giant Eagle hired Aon as its insurance broker from 2014 to 2025 and, beginning in 2018, paid additional fees for claims advocacy services under which the broker was responsible for identifying and notifying every insurer that might cover a claim. When Ohio governmental entities began suing Giant Eagle in 2018 over its role in the opioid epidemic, the company says it asked Aon to notify its full insurance tower, including Chubb unit Westchester Fire Insurance, Navigators Insurance and Argonaut Insurance. According to the complaint, notice went to a general claims email address rather than the address specified in the directors and officers policy, and two of the three insurers were never notified at all. The insurers subsequently denied coverage on late-notice grounds. That dispute is now in arbitration. Giant Eagle says it has already spent more than $1 million litigating the notice defense and stands to lose the full $40 million in coverage if the insurers prevail. The complaint also cites a 2018 SEC filing in which Aon's parent company acknowledged that errors-and-omissions claims against it could include failures to place coverage correctly or notify carriers of claims. The company is seeking actual and punitive damages and has demanded a jury trial. Aon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. These are allegations in a complaint, not findings by a court. The opioid crisis by the numbers. Grocery and pharmacy chains nationwide have paid billions in settlements arising from the opioid crisis. Giant Eagle alone has been named in more than 30 lawsuits alleging it failed to establish proper controls over opioid distribution, according to its complaint. That litigation produced settlement funds now flowing to states, counties and municipalities, generally with requirements that money go toward abatement: treatment, recovery support, harm reduction and prevention. How well that requirement is honored varies considerably by jurisdiction, and oversight has been uneven. Why this matters for people affected by opioid addiction. It would be easy to read a broker liability dispute as pure corporate housekeeping. The connection to people is real, though indirect. When a defendant's insurance coverage fails, the money to satisfy judgments and settlements comes from somewhere else, or the defendant's capacity to pay shrinks. Coverage fights add years and legal costs to resolutions. For a county waiting on abatement funds to open a treatment program or stock naloxone, timing is not an abstraction. None of this changes what a person with opioid use disorder can access today. It does explain why the money announced in headlines often takes so long to appear as an actual service in an actual community. Understanding opioids and overdose Risk. Opioids include prescription medications such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine and codeine, along with heroin and synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Fentanyl is substantially more potent than morphine and is now present throughout the illicit supply, frequently in counterfeit pills pressed to look like prescription medication. An opioid overdose is a breathing emergency. Signs include very slow or stopped breathing, blue or gray lips and fingertips, pinpoint pupils, and unresponsiveness to shouting or a sternal rub. Naloxone reverses an opioid overdose by displacing opioids from receptors in the brain. It works within minutes, has no effect on someone who has not taken opioids, and is available over the counter. Because opioids like fentanyl outlasts naloxone in the body, a person can slip back into overdose after an initial reversal. Call 911 in every case, even after naloxone works. Harm reduction and treatment. Carrying naloxone is the single most direct thing anyone can do. Many health departments, syringe service programs and community organizations distribute it free, and it is available without a prescription at pharmacies. Fentanyl test strips let people check a supply before use, and they are legal in a growing number of states. Medication for opioid use disorder, using buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone, has the strongest evidence base for reducing overdose death and keeping people in treatment. It is not a lesser form of recovery, and it can be combined with peer support. Narcotics Anonymous offers free peer support meetings for people recovering from drug addiction of any kind. NA meetings are open to anyone who wants to stop using, with no cost, no insurance requirement and no referral needed. Many people combine NA with medication treatment, therapy or a formal program. Finding help for opioid addiction. If you are looking for support right now, Narcotics.com's NA meeting directory covers all 50 states with city-level listings, filterable by meeting type and format, including virtual and Spanish-language meetings. Narcotics.com also lists opioid treatment programs by location for people seeking medication treatment alongside or instead of peer support. Call 800-934-1582(Sponsored) to learn more about your treatment options. the Take-Away Opioid addiction has produced one of the largest waves of civil litigation in American history, and the settlements that followed were supposed to pay for treatment, naloxone distribution and prevention. A lawsuit filed in June offers an unusually clear look at the machinery underneath that money, and at how much of it can get tied...

1st shift material handler I - oatey. JOIN US AT THE RITZ-CARLTON Join Engage! Cleveland Friday, November 6, for a curated culinary experience featuring hors d'oeuvres, a three-course dinner, two beverage tickets, and more - all in support of Hunger Network. Together, Engage! Cleveland can help create a future where no one goes hungry and no food goes to waste. Engage! Cleveland is proud to recognize Giant Eagle as Hunger Network's 2026 Corporate Partner of the Year. Culinary Experience Enjoy a curated culinary experience with hors d'oeuvres, a three-course meal, two beverage tickets, and more. Evening at a Glance 5:45 PM - 7:00 PM Intimate VIP Champagne Social 6:00 PM Gala Admission 7:15 PM Program Learn More Here! Accounting/Finance Lake County Manufacturing

Sioux Honey, Giant Eagle donate nearly 5,000 pounds of Honey to help Pittsburgh families facing food insecurity. * August 14, 2026 * 10:01 pm National Honeybee Day donation will provide 9,720 bottles of SUE BEE(R) Clover Honey to 412 Food Rescue for distribution across the Pittsburgh region Giant Eagle 412 Food Rescue Pittsburgh, PA, Aug. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Sioux Honey Co-op, the only beekeeper-owned honey cooperative in the United States and the maker of SUE BEE(R) and AUNT SUE'S(R), partnered with Giant Eagle to donate 4,860 pounds of SUE BEE(R) Clover Honey to 412 Food Rescue today, providing 9,720 bottles for distribution to Pittsburgh-area families facing food insecurity. The donation, delivered to 412 Food Rescue's Millvale Food & Energy Hub, comes one day ahead of National Honeybee Day, and is part of Sioux Honey Co-op's ongoing Sharing Sweetness initiative, which brings together the co-op's beekeeper families and community partners to help get American-made honey into the hands of people who need it. Honey can be especially valuable in hunger-relief programs because it is shelf-stable, requires no refrigeration, and can be used across meals from breakfasts and beverages to cooking, baking, and marinades. "Honey is something our beekeeper families work year-round to produce, so being able to share that work with families who need it most is very meaningful to us," said Aimee Sandman, Director of Growth and Community Impact at Sioux Honey Co-op. "Our Sharing Sweetness initiative reflects the cooperative spirit that has always been at the heart of Sioux Honey, bringing our beekeepers together with partners like Giant Eagle and 412 Food Rescue to help make a meaningful impact in the communities we serve." "This is certainly the most honey we've ever received at one time, and we won't have any problem putting it to work," said Alyssa Cholodofsky, Chief Executive Officer at 412 Food Rescue. "Honey is one of those pantry items people love and can use in so many ways. A donation this size gives us an opportunity to reach a significant number of families through our community network." The effort also builds on Giant Eagle's longstanding commitment to addressing hunger and food access in the Pittsburgh region. The retailer helped bring Sioux Honey and 412 Food Rescue together for the donation, adding to broader hunger-relief efforts that include approximately 1.8 million pounds of food donated annually through its warehouse and manufacturing network, weekly Mobile Market service to 12 Pittsburgh-area communities facing food-access challenges, and the equivalent of more than 101 million meals provided through a recently completed four-year initiative. "Giant Eagle has called Pittsburgh home for 95 years, and throughout that time, we have been fortunate to work with strong local partners to help address food insecurity in our region," said Dan Donovan, Giant Eagle spokesperson. "We are pleased to have connected Sioux Honey with our long-time partner, 412 Food Rescue, to help this meaningful donation make an impact for families across our community." The scale of the donation reflects the work behind every bottle. An estimated 3.7 million honeybees are needed to produce nearly 2.5 tons of honey. Stacked end-to-end, the 9,720 four-inch bottles donated today would reach approximately 3,240 feet, nearly four times the height of Pittsburgh's 841-foot U.S. Steel Tower. For Sioux Honey, the effort reflects a cooperative model rooted in shared resources and shared purpose for more than a century. Today, the co-op represents more than 180 beekeeper families across the United States, including many multigenerational operations, whose members collectively produce approximately 35 million pounds of honey in a typical year. For perspective, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported 116 million pounds produced nationwide in 2025, meaning Sioux Honey members account for roughly 30% of the country's domestically produced honey each year. SUE BEE(R) and AUNT SUE'S(R) were also the first honey brands to earn U.S. Farmed(TM) certification from American Farmland Trust, a standard recognizing qualifying consumer products made with at least 95% U.S.-grown ingredients. Before today's Pittsburgh donation, Sioux Honey's beekeeper families had contributed more than 100,000 pounds of honey through large-scale Sharing Sweetness efforts over the previous two years. ABOUT 412 FOOD RESCUE Founded in Pittsburgh in 2015, 412 Food Rescue mobilizes people and technology to prevent good food from entering the waste stream and redirect it to neighbors who can use it. The organization's community of more than 26,000 volunteers has diverted more than 39 million pounds of food in western Pennsylvania - the equivalent of more than 33 million meals - while mitigating more than 83 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. Its Food Rescue Hero platform is licensed to 22 food-rescue organizations across North America, where more than 63,000 volunteer drivers have helped divert over 280 million pounds of food. Learn more at 412foodrescue.org. ABOUT GIANT EAGLE Giant Eagle, Inc., ranked among Forbes magazine's largest private corporations, is one of the nation's largest food retailers and distributors. Founded in 1931, Giant Eagle, Inc. has grown to be a leading food and pharmacy retailer in the region, with more than 200 stores throughout western Pennsylvania, north central Ohio, northern West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana. Learn more at gianteagle.com. ABOUT SIOUX HONEY CO-OP In 1921, five beekeepers near Sioux City, Iowa, joined together to share equipment, processing and marketing resources. Today, Sioux Honey remains a beekeeper-owned cooperative representing more than 180 family beekeepers across the United States, including many multigenerational operations. Its members produce pure, quality honey under brands including SUE BEE(R) and AUNT SUE'S(R), the first honey brands to earn U.S. Farmed(TM) certification. Through its ongoing Sharing Sweetness initiative, the co-op works with retailers, food banks and community organizations to place shelf-stable American honey in the hands of people facing food insecurity. Learn more at siouxhoney.com. EDITOR'S NOTE: To interview a representative from Sioux Honey Co-op, Giant Eagle or 412 Food Rescue, please contact Jim Minge, who handles media relations for Sioux Honey, at 402-740-8188 or [email protected]. Attachments