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Wauwatosa council votes to join proposed national Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
Summary
The Wauwatosa Common Council unanimously approved a resolution to join a proposed national class settlement with Purdue Pharma LP and members of the Sackler family, a staff presentation said; no dollar amounts were yet available.
Wauwatosa — The Wauwatosa Common Council unanimously approved a resolution to join a proposed national class settlement with Purdue Pharma LP and the Sackler family related to opioid litigation.
City staff told the council the vote is whether the city wishes to join the class settlement; the staff recommendation was to join rather than pursue separate litigation against Purdue. No estimate for how much money Wauwatosa would receive was provided at the meeting.
The council took the item up under suspension of the rules and approved it without discussion. Alder Foley moved to approve and Alder Champine seconded; the measure passed by voice vote.
The council did not provide figures on anticipated distributions or a timeline for payments. City staff said those details were not available at the time of the meeting; joining the class preserves the city’s right to participate in the settlement process or to receive any allocations determined by the settlement administrators.
The item was introduced as the first substantive matter on the agenda during the meeting convened by the mayor; the vote was unanimous.
No further formal direction was recorded and staff did not announce a timetable for additional briefings on the settlement terms at the meeting.
The council is composed of the members confirmed at roll call earlier in the session and the item passed by the full quorum present.
