My Everett News

Yesterday, after a brief executive session away from the public, the Everett City Council voted to allow Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin to authorize a settlement agreement with Everett Police Officer Brett Gailey for more than half-a-million dollars to settle a workplace discrimination claim he filed against the City of Everett. The vote was five in […]

Back in January of 2017, the City of Everett filed suit against Purdue Pharma for allowing OxyContin to be funneled through the black market, causing an opioid crisis in Everett. Today, the Snohomish County Council voted to sue Purdue Pharma and others for causing significant harm to Snohomish County. Here is an overview from Snohomish […]

Today Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed suit against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma accusing them of fueling the opioid epidemic in Washington state, embarking on a massive deceptive marketing campaign and convincing doctors and the public that their drugs are effective for treating chronic pain and have a low risk of addiction, contrary to overwhelming […]

Today the City of Everett officially filed a lawsuit asking for damages from Purdue Pharma for causing the current opioid crisis in Everett. The Everett City Council first began discussion about taking legal action back in July of this year. Below is the city’s explanation and a link to the actual lawsuit filed today… The […]

At yesterday’s Everett City Council meeting the vote was unanimous, (with Council Members Stonecipher and Gipson absent), to approve a half million dollar settlement with the family of Niles Meservey who was shot by Everett Police Officer Troy Meade in June 2009. Here’s the note I got from Everett public information director Kate Reardon about […]