"San Mateo County will receive an additional $3.3 million from the Sackler family as part of ongoing litigation related to opioid abuses, officials announced this week. The funds will be distributed over several years and add to the roughly $1.5 million already received from the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy estate, bringing the county's total opioid settlement funding, including non-Sackler related settlements, to about $49 million."
"The money received is the result of multiple lawsuits by more than 600 cities, counties, and Native American tribes nationwide, which accused Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers of fueling the opioid crisis through misleading marketing of the painkiller OxyContin and sought damages to help communities address its impacts. San Mateo County said it was among the first to join legal action and opposed the family's attempt to gain broad personal immunity from future lawsuits."
San Mateo County will receive an additional $3.3 million from the Sackler family, to be distributed over several years. That payment adds to roughly $1.5 million previously received from the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy estate, bringing the county’s total opioid settlement funding, including non-Sackler settlements, to about $49 million. More than 600 cities, counties, and Native American tribes pursued lawsuits accusing Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers of fueling the opioid crisis through misleading marketing of OxyContin and seeking damages to help communities respond. San Mateo County joined the legal action early and opposed attempts to grant the Sacklers broad personal immunity. A $7.4 billion final settlement was reached in January following Supreme Court developments. County officials say the funds will support prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery initiatives.
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