Calabasas Participates In Opioid Settlement

CALABASAS, CA — The City of Calabasas voted unanimously on Nov. 10 to participate in a massive national settlement from litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors.

The city will be hopping on to a $26 billion dollar settlement made on July 22 between multiple states, three opioid distributors and an opioid manufacturer owned by Johnson & Johnson. California is expected to receive between $2.269 and $2.34 billion in the settlement, according to a staff report from the city.

Though it is not known how much money Calabasas could receive, City Attorney Matthew Summers said it is estimated to be in the tens of thousands. The money can be used toward any city services to respond to the opioid epidemic, Summers said.

The city's participation includes a promise that the city will not sue the opioid manufacturer and distributors involved in the settlement, said Michael Russo, the city's communications director. Those parties include a Johnson & Johnson owned manufacturer called Janssen and distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen.

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