Walmart (NYSE: WMT) received a potentially major piece of bad news on Monday when Delaware Chancery Judge Travis Laster ruled the retailer must produce files relating to two major opioid lawsuits. "I don't think you can say with a straight face there isn't any evidence of wrongdoing," Laster said during a video hearing, according to Bloomberg. The lawsuits, Norfolk County Retirement System v. Walmart Inc. and Police and Fire Retirement System of Detroit v. Walmart Inc., were filed in June by two pension funds that own Walmart stock. The suits allege Walmart broke the law for years by selling large amounts of highly addictive opioid painkillers to doctors and others operating "pill mills." Image source: Getty Images. According to Bloomberg Law, Cleveland-based federal judge Dan Aaron Polster heard evidence earlier this year that Walmart started flagging massive opioid painkiller orders as far back as 2011, but said it "appears Walmart simply shipped the flagged orders and did not report them to the DEA." Responding to the suit in June, Walmart spokesman Randy Hargrove countered, "There is no credible basis to conclude Walmart or its board engaged in any misconduct." The actual trial is set to occur next month, in November 2020. Judge Laster said on Monday the pension funds "quite clearly have a credible basis" for their lawsuits, which could see Walmart compelled to pay billions of dollars in damages if the allegations are ruled true. This isn't the only multi-billion loss Walmart may face this year. It recently sold its U.K. Asda supermarket chain for $8.8 billion but lost $2.5 billion on the divestiture, which is expected to have a significant effect on its earnings per share in the year when the deal closes. 10 stocks we like better than Walmart Inc.When investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Walmart Inc. wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of September 24, 2020 Rhian Hunt has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source