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Consider adopting a Resolution ratifying the City’s participation in settlement of opioid-related claims with Kroger
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Presented By: Chris Brown, City Attorney
Recommendation and Review
Retail pharmacies Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS, as well as opioid manufacturers Teva and Allergan, have reached agreements to settle opioid-related litigation.
City Council previously approved participation in similar settlement agreements with opioid manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson, and distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health, and Amerisource Bergen in 2021; and similar settlement agreements with retail pharmacies Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS, as well as opioid manufacturers Teva and Allergan in 2023.