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Council votes to join recent opioid settlements; amount Marion may receive not specified
Summary
The city agreed to participate in newly reached opioid settlements (including Purdue Pharma and a multi-defendant case referencing the Sackler family); staff said there is no estimate yet of Marion’s recovery if it joins the settlements.
The Marion City Council voted to participate in newly reached opioid settlements, including the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement and a separate multi-defendant action that names the Sackler family and nine additional defendants.
Wendy, the city attorney, explained that Marion has participated as a plaintiff in other opioid cases and that attorneys representing the city recommended joining these newly reached settlements. Wendy said there is currently no estimate for how much Marion might receive from the settlements and that the alternative would be to pursue recovery independently.
Councilmembers voted to approve participation as recommended by the city attorney; no distribution estimates or timelines were provided on the record.
