In late December, Attorney General Bob Ferguson (AG) announced five resolutions with drug companies totaling over $400 million for Washington – split between the state and eligible Washington local governments.

Eligible cities will be contacted in the next few weeks by Rubris, a company hired to administer the sign-on process for these five new settlements. Although the list of eligible cities will remain the same, the process for the new settlements will be slightly different this time around.

Rubris will send out an introductory email, followed by Participation Forms for the five settlements the following week using the contact list from the last settlement agreement and any contacts that were added later.

Eligible cities will also need to sign an Allocation Agreement II, which will cover these five settlements and future agreements. The designated person for each city should watch for that document as well.

Unlike the distributor settlement, cities and counties will sign and return the Participation Forms and Allocation Agreement II using an electronic DocuSign process. The AG’s office will be monitoring the sign-on progress.

AWC is facilitating the sharing of information between the AGO and cities. AWC is not part of the litigation and does not have a position on the pending litigation or the settlement offers. The information contained in this article is for informational purposes and should not be considered legal advice. Each city is encouraged to review the settlement information and determine its own course of action in consultation with its legal counsel.

For questions about the settlement, please visit the AGO’s website or contact Jeff Rupert.