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The ordinance authorizes a settlement of $229,610,002 from Walgreen Co. related to their improper dispensing of prescription opioids, which contributed to the opioid crisis in San Francisco. The City will receive $200,000,002 over 15 years, while outside counsel will be paid $29,610,000.

Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California against Walgreen Co. for $229,610,002 (the City to be paid $200,000,002 over 15 years, the City’s outside counsel to be paid $29,610,000); the lawsuit was filed on December 18, 2018, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:18-cv-7591-CRB-JSC; entitled The City and County of San Francisco and the People of the State of California v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Richard S. Sackler, Jonathan D. Sackler, Mortimer D.A. Sackler, Kathe A. Sackler, Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Beverly Sackler, Theresa Sackler, David A. Sackler, Trust for the Benefit of Members of the Raymond Sackler Family, Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.P., Cephalon, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Endo International Plc, Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Insys Therapeutics, Inc., Mallinckrodt Plc, Mallinckrodt LLC, Allergan Plc f/k/a Actavis Plc, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. n/k/a Actavis, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Actavis LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc. f/k/a Watson Pharma, Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., and McKesson Corporation; the lawsuit involves Walgreen Co.’s improper and unlawful dispensing of prescription opioids at its pharmacies, which contributed to the epidemic of opioid abuse and misuse and caused a public nuisance in San Francisco.

Introduced: Jun 13, 2023
Final action: Sep 15, 2023
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How they voted

PASSED ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors · Sep 5, 2023Pass
5-0
RECOMMENDED
Government Audit and Oversight Committee · Jul 20, 2023Pass
1-0 /1

Legislative journey

Clerk of the BoardMay 26, 2023
·RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT
PresidentJun 13, 2023
RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
Government Audit and Oversight CommitteeJul 20, 2023
RECOMMENDEDPass
Board of SupervisorsSep 5, 2023 – Sep 12, 2023
PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass
FINALLY PASSEDPass
MayorSep 15, 2023
APPROVED