City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CHERAN C. IVERY, CITY ATTORNEY
C. DEAN KIME, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
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Consideration of a Resolution approving the City's participation in the proposed settlement of opioid-related claims against Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family and directing the City Attorney and/or the City's outside counsel to execute the documents necessary to effectuate the City's participation in the settlements.
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ISSUE: Consideration of a Resolution approving the City's participation in the proposed settlement of opioid-related claims against Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family and directing the City Attorney and/or the City's outside counsel to execute the documents necessary to effectuate the City's participation in the settlements.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council adopt the Resolution attached as Attachment 1 approving the settlement with Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family and authorizing the City Attorney and/or the City's outside counsel to execute the documents necessary to effectuate the City's participation in this settlement.
BACKGROUND: The City of Alexandria, along with at least seventy-eight other Virginia localities, has been engaged in litigation against various defendants involved in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of pharmaceutical opioid products. The lawsuit seeks recovery of public funds previously expended and to be expended in the future combatting opioid addiction and its many outgrowths. Similar lawsuits asserting claims on behalf of the Commonwealth have been filed by the Virginia Office of the Attorney General (OAG). This same type of litigation by state and local actors is occurring across the country. These lawsuits are starting to resolve through either settlements or bankruptcy plans, which means that funds from...
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