DATE: September 23, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Attorney
SUBJECT
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Adopt a Resolution Approving Participation in the Purdue Pharma L.P./Sackler National Opioid Settlement and the Secondary Manufacturers National Opioid Settlements, Accepting the Terms of the California Allocation Agreements, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute and Submit all Necessary Settlement Participation Documents on Behalf of the City of Hayward
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) approving participation in the Purdue Pharma L.P./Sackler National Opioid Settlement and the Secondary Manufacturers National Opioid Settlements, accepting the terms of the California Allocation Agreements for each party, and authorizing the City Manager to execute and submit all necessary settlement participation documents on behalf of the City of Hayward.
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SUMMARY
In June 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced California's agreement to participate in a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma L.P. and its owners, the Sackler family ("Purdue Settlement") arising out of coordinated national lawsuits filed by various state attorneys general and various local subdivisions for Purdue's role in the opioid epidemic. California will receive as much as $440 million from this settlement over the next 15 years. Settlement participation documents must be submitted to the settlement administrator by September 30, 2025.
In July 2025, Attorney General Bonta announced an approximately $720 million nationwide settlement arising out of multi-state litigation by states and local subdivisions against eight drug makers (Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex, Hikma, Indivior, Mylan, Sun, and Zydus) that manufactured opioid pills, which contributed to the nationwide opioid crisis. California could receive up to $70 million in total over 10 years. Settlement participation documents must be ...
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