AG Rayfield Announces $773M Settlement Agreement with Albertsons Over Opioid Crisis
Summary
Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced an agreement in principle requiring grocery chain Albertsons—which operates in Oregon as Albertsons and Safeway—to pay up to $773 million to address its role in the opioid epidemic. Oregon will receive up to $38.2 million over nine years to fund addiction treatment and recovery programs. Nationally, $655 million will go into an abatement fund for states and local governments. The settlement is not yet final; both parties continue to negotiate remaining terms including injunctive relief governing future pharmacy operations.
“"Every dollar from this settlement is going toward helping Oregonians recover – treatment, services, and support for the families and communities hit hardest by this crisis,"”
What changed
Oregon's Attorney General announced a settlement in principle with grocery chain Albertsons (Albertsons and Safeway) for up to $773 million to resolve claims related to the company's opioid dispensing during the height of the crisis. Oregon will receive $38.2 million over nine years for state addiction treatment and recovery programs; nationally, $655 million is directed to an abatement fund for states and localities.
Affected parties include Albertsons as the settling defendant and state/local governments receiving settlement funds. The settlement is not yet final—the parties continue negotiating injunctive relief that will govern how Albertsons operates its pharmacies going forward. This announcement is informational; no compliance obligations arise from the press release itself.
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Attorney General Rayfield Announces $773 Million Settlement Agreement with Albertsons Over Opioid Crisis
April 20, 2026 • Posted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release
AG Rayfield: “Every dollar from this settlement is going toward helping Oregonians recover.”
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced an agreement in principle requiring grocery chain Albertsons — which operates in Oregon as Albertsons and Safeway — to pay up to $773 million to address its role in the opioid epidemic. Oregon helped lead the multistate negotiations and will receive up to $38.2 million over nine years to fund addiction treatment and recovery programs across the state.
“Every dollar from this settlement is going toward helping Oregonians recover – treatment, services, and support for the families and communities hit hardest by this crisis,” said Attorney General Rayfield. “Oregon pharmacies have a legal and moral obligation to be part of the solution, not the problem.”
The settlement covers Albertsons’ conduct as a pharmacy chain that dispensed opioids during the height of the crisis. While the parties have agreed on the total dollar amount, negotiations are ongoing over injunctive relief – the conduct changes that will govern how Albertsons operates its pharmacies going forward.
Nationally, $655 million of the total will go into an abatement fund for states and local governments to direct toward opioid recovery efforts. The settlement is not yet final. Both parties are continuing to negotiate remaining terms.
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