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Board authorizes Humboldt County to join national opioid settlements; OKs defense in two lawsuits
Summary
In closed session the board authorized county counsel to execute documents to participate in multi-defendant national opioid settlement agreements totaling approximately $44.6 million over 15 years and voted to authorize defense of two pending lawsuits; no reportable action was taken on potential new litigation.
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday authorized County Counsel to enter the county into the national opioid settlement agreements and to take legal steps to defend the county in two pending lawsuits, actions the board announced after a closed-session meeting.
"The board voted unanimously to authorize the acting County council to execute any and all documents necessary for the county of Humboldt to…
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