The Henderson City Council on Tuesday approved receiving more than $560,000 to settle litigation with one of the largest entities tied to the nationwide opioid epidemic.

The city was awarded $748,827.82, but will receive $561,620.86 as part of the settlement with the Sackler family after attorney fees, according to materials attached to the meeting agenda.

The Sackler family owned Purdue Pharma, the company that manufactured and marketed the painkiller OxyContin. Sackler family members and Purdue Pharma reached a $7.4 billion settlement in January with lawyers representing state and local governments and thousands of victims of the opioid crisis after a previous deal was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Councilmembers on Tuesday unanimously approved the settlement as part of the City

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