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Pawtucket City Council authorizes city participation in opioid settlements, approves related agreements
Summary
The Pawtucket City Council voted unanimously to authorize lending its vote to the Purdue bankruptcy plan, sign the Sackler participation and global settlement agreements, and approve settlements with eight pharmaceutical manufacturers as part of broader opioid litigation settlements.
The Pawtucket City Council on Sept. 10 unanimously authorized the city to participate in multiple settlements tied to national opioid litigation.
Councilors voted to: (1) authorize the city to vote in favor of the Purdue bankruptcy plan and direct the law department to submit that vote to the litigation consortium; (2) authorize the city to sign the Sackler participation agreement and the global entity settlement agreement required to receive funds…
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