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Legal Proceedings | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2025
Legal Proceedings [Abstract] |
Legal Proceedings | Note 11 – Legal Proceedings Henry Schein, Inc. has been named as a defendant in multiple opioid related lawsuits (currently less than one- hundred ( 100 ); one or more of Henry Schein, Inc.’s subsidiaries is also named as a defendant in a number of those cases). Generally, the lawsuits allege that the manufacturers of prescription opioid drugs engaged in a false advertising campaign to expand the market for such drugs and their own market share and that the entities in the supply chain (including Henry Schein, Inc. and its subsidiaries) reaped financial rewards by refusing or otherwise failing to monitor appropriately and restrict the improper distribution of those drugs. These actions consist of some that have been consolidated within the MultiDistrict Litigation (“MDL”) proceeding In Re National Prescription Opiate Litigation (MDL No. 2804; Case No. 17-md-2804) and are currently stayed, and others which remain pending in state courts and are proceeding independently and outside of the MDL. On March 19, 2025, the court granted our motion to dismiss the purported class action filed by San Miguel Hospital Corporation d/b/a Alta Vista Regional Hospital, et al. in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico and dismissed all claims against Henry Schein with prejudice. Plaintiff has filed a motion to amend the judgment and for leave to file a second amended complaint, which is pending. Twenty other cases filed by legal guardians of children who were allegedly exposed to opioids in utero have been voluntarily dismissed. At this time, the following case is set for trial: the action filed by Florida Health Sciences Center, Inc. (and 25 other hospitals located throughout the State of Florida) in Florida state court, which is currently scheduled for a jury trial in September 2025. Of Henry Schein’s 2024 net sales of approximately $ 12.7 billion, sales of opioids represented less than four -tenths of 1 percent. Opioids represent a negligible part of our business. We intend to defend ourselves vigorously against these actions. From time to time, we may become a party to other legal proceedings, including, without limitation, product liability claims, employment matters, commercial disputes, governmental inquiries and investigations (which may in some cases involve our entering into settlement arrangements or consent decrees), and other matters arising out of the ordinary course of our business. While the results of any legal proceeding cannot be predicted with certainty, in our opinion none of these other pending matters are currently anticipated to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations. As of March 29, 2025, we had accrued our best estimate of potential losses relating to claims that were probable to result in liability and for which we were able to reasonably estimate a loss. This accrued amount, as well as related expenses, was not material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Our method for determining estimated losses considers currently available facts, presently enacted laws and regulations and other factors, including probable recoveries from third parties.

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