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City attorney outlines local share from national opioid settlements
Summary
Winchester’s city attorney told council the city could receive roughly $415,000 over 15 years from the Purdue Pharma settlement and an additional potential ~$40,000 from separate manufacturer settlements, subject to state allocation and future distributions.
Winchester City Attorney Michaelson told the City Council on Aug. 12 that two waves of national opioid settlements could yield money for the city.
Michaelson said the Purdue Pharma and Sackler-family bankruptcy settlement totals $6.5 billion nationwide; Virginia is expected to receive about $104 million of that amount. He said the statewide…
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