The Attorney General’s Office sent opioid settlement information to eligible cities for the nine recent settlements with Purdue Pharma and eight opioid manufacturers. The sign on deadline is September 30.
Settlement contacts in eligible cities should also have received an email from the settlement administrator, Rubris, about the Purdue Pharma settlement with the settlement documents. The information and process is similar to previous settlement agreements, and cities can join via DocuSign or returning PDFs of signature pages to Rubris.
Rubris will send information about the eight other manufacturer settlements in a separate email to eligible jurisdictions.
More information on the settlements is available on the AG's website.
If you have questions about any of the opioid settlements, please contact Jeff Rupert, Division Chief for the AGO’s Complex Litigation Division, at jeffery.rupert@atg.wa.gov and comopioidscases@atg.wa.gov.
Please note that AWC is facilitating the sharing of information about the opioid settlements. The information is for informational purposes and should not be considered legal advice. Cities should consult their city’s legal counsel with specific questions.
Nine new opioid settlements to bring an additional $122 million to Washington state
July 17, 2025
The Washington Attorney General’s Office (AGO) recently announced that Washington state will receive an additional $122 million in opioid settlement funds from nine different settlement cases, including the Purdue Pharma-Sackler family agreement.
All nine of these settlements will follow the distribution method outlined under the One Washington MOU which splits settlement funds 50/50 between the state and local governments.
Cities that previously signed onto opioid settlements will also need to sign onto the settlement agreements for these nine new settlements. The AGO will distribute these agreements to eligible jurisdictions, and the documents will mirror previous agreements from past settlements. Cities should pay attention to communication from the AGO to ensure that agreements are signed and submitted to the settlement administrator by the deadline for each agreement.
The distribution of each settlement will vary with some paying out funds in a single year while others will pay out funds over several years. More information on each settlement can be found on the AGO’s website using the links below:
Cities that receive opioid settlement funds should be aware that there are reporting requirements on how jurisdictions are using settlement funds. Cities must submit their yearly spending reports to their respective Regional Opioid Abatement Council. If a city is not a part of an Abatement Council, the city must post how funds are being used on the city’s website while it determines which Regional Opioid Abatement Council it will join.
Cities should also remember that opioid settlement funds are restricted to opioid remediation activities. A non-exhaustive list of allowable activities can be found here.
Including these new settlements, Washington state has received $1.3 billion in opioid settlement funds since 2022.
If you have questions about any of the opioid settlements, please contact Jeff Rupert, Division Chief for the AGO’s Complex Litigation Division, at jeffery.rupert@atg.wa.gov and comopioidscases@atg.wa.gov.
Please note that AWC is facilitating the sharing of information about the opioid settlements. The information is for informational purposes and should not be considered legal advice. Cities should consult their city’s legal counsel with specific questions.