( April 22, 2025, 1:48 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on April 21 dismissed with prejudice claims against Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., Walgreen Co., and various subsidiaries (collectively, Walgreens) after the United States announced that Walgreens has agreed to pay $300 million to resolve claims that the pharmacy chains violated federal law by filling millions of invalid controlled-substance prescriptions and seeking payment through Medicare and other federal health care programs....