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Board authorizes county attorney to cast affirmative votes on national opioid-bankruptcy settlements

Washington County Board of Commissioners ยท March 1, 2026

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Summary

After a closed session, the Washington County Board of Commissioners unanimously authorized the county attorney to submit the county's affirmative vote to approve proposed settlement terms in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy and the Chapter 11 financing proposal for Mallinckrodt plc on July 6, 2021.

Returning from closed session at 8:19 PM, the Washington County Board of Commissioners authorized County Manager and County Attorney Curtis Potter to submit Washington County's affirmative vote in favor of proposed settlement terms in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case and the proposed Chapter 11 financing for Mallinckrodt plc.

Commissioner Ann Keyes made the motion to authorize the county attorney to cast the affirmative vote; Commissioner Julius Walker seconded. The board recorded a unanimous roll-call vote in favor. The public minutes show the board entered closed session under N.C. Gen. Stat. A7 143-318.11(a)(3) (attorney-client privilege) and (a)(6) (personnel) before the action; no additional settlement terms or financial details were disclosed in open session.

The motion gives the county attorney authority to support the proposed resolutions in the national bankruptcy proceedings in which Washington County is listed as a plaintiff. The minutes do not record further public discussion of the settlement terms or the county's negotiating position.