Christian County approves resolution to opt into two national opioid-litigation settlements

Christian County magistrates voted during the Aug. 20 fiscal meeting to approve Resolution 2025-12, which authorizes the county to opt into two national opioid-litigation settlements.

An attending magistrate explained the resolution covers two separate defendants in the national litigation: the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan (described to the court as a 15-year payout) and a separate settlement associated with the Sackler family (also described as a 15-year payout). The magistrate summarized the consortium recommendation that participating governmental entities opt in to the settlements to receive allocated funds over the payout periods.

The presiding officer called for discussion and then for a voice vote. The court recorded the motion and the vote in favor during the meeting.

The resolution was presented as a twofold authorization to allow the judge to sign required documentation to effectuate the county’s participation. The specific distribution amounts to Christian County were not detailed in the transcript; the magistrate cited multi-year dollar totals for the national settlement pools but did not read a county-specific allocation at the meeting.

Magistrates then proceeded to the next agenda items.