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Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City of McKinney to Participate in the Proposed Opioids Settlement Agreements Regarding the State of Texas' and Other Governmental Entities' Litigation Against Six (6) Regional Distributors/Dispenser Defendants Including Associated Pharmacies, Inc. (and American Associated Pharmacies); J M Smith Corporation; Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc.; Morris and Dickson Co.; North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company, Inc.; and United Natural Foods, Inc. (including its subsidiaries SuperValu and Advantage Logistics) (collectively, the "Six Remnant Defendants") for their Respective Roles in the National Opioid Crisis and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Documents Related Thereto
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
MEETING DATE: April 21, 2026
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
CONTACT: Paul Grimes, City Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Staff recommends approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute on behalf of the City settlement documentation relative to the State of Texas' and other governmental entities' litigation against the Six Remnant Defendants for the marketing, sale, and distribution of opioids
ITEM SUMMARY:
* At the present time, the amount of funds to be received by the City is unknown.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Several years ago, the State of Texas, along with a broad coalition of states and political subdivisions from across the country, sued three (3) major opioid distributors - McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen-along with an opioid manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson - for their role in the national opioid crisis. Those companies entered into a settlement agreement with the coalition of states and over governmental entities and upon the request and urging of the Office of the Texas Attorney General, most Texas local governments participated in the settlement.
Similarly, the State of Texas and other coalition members set...
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