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Salem Council agrees to join combined opioid settlement; city share not yet determined
Summary
Council adopted Resolution 1522 to participate in a combined settlement with several pharmacy distributors and wholesalers; the City Attorney said the exact amount Salem will receive has not been determined.
The City of Salem on March 23 voted unanimously to participate in a proposed combined settlement resolving opioid‑related claims against a group of pharmacy entities.
City Attorney Jim Guynn told Council the action follows earlier opioid settlements and that this agreement consolidates claims against several smaller pharmacy entities, including Associated Pharmacies, J.M. Smith Corporation, Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Morris & Dickson Co., North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company, and United Natural Foods (including Supervalue and Advantage Logistics). Guynn said that, as with prior settlements, the exact allocation Salem will receive is not yet known.
Council passed Resolution 1522 to approve participation in the proposed settlement. The resolution does not specify dollar amounts to the city; staff and counsel will provide allocation details when they become available. The motion to adopt the resolution carried unanimously.
Why it matters: participation preserves the city’s claim to any future allocation from the settlement; the financial benefit to Salem will depend on the final statewide/allocation calculations and the number of participating local governments.
