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Harrison County authorizes participation in opioid settlements with Walgreens, CVS and Walmart
Summary
The county authorized the county judge to execute participation and release forms for settlement offers from Walgreens, CVS and Walmart in the Texas opioid MDL; estimated receipts to the county for those three defendants total about $127,000 paid over multiple years.
Harrison County commissioners unanimously authorized the county judge on July 17 to execute settlement participation and release forms for new settlement offers from Walgreens, CVS and Walmart in the Texas opioid multidistrict litigation (County of Harrison v. Purdue Pharma LP et al., MDL pretrial docket number 201863587).
The court packet included local counsel recommendations from Kurt Trulove and the law firm overseeing the larger settlement, who advised the county to accept individual-provider offers rather than participate in a statewide pool for potentially greater recovery. The county judge said the funds must be dedicated to preventing drug abuse or treatment programs.
The judge summarized the payment structure discussed in the packet: Walgreens payments over 15 years, CVS over 10 years and Walmart over six years. The county's expected receipts from those three defendants were presented in aggregate as roughly $127,000 (Walgreens $50,000; CVS $50,000; Walmart $27,000), to be paid over the stated schedules. Commissioners approved participation 4–0.
No further allocation decisions were made at the meeting; commissioners said the funds would be used for drug abuse prevention or treatment consistent with settlement requirements.
