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Court authorizes county to join national Purdue Pharma settlement participation

5810702 · August 14, 2025
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Van Zandt County authorized the county judge to sign a participation/release form to join the national Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement, part of a $6.5 billion program paid over 15 years; the county—s share was not specified in the meeting.

Van Zandt County commissioners voted to authorize the county judge to sign a subdivision participation and release form to join the national Purdue Pharma settlement in the ongoing opioid litigation.

The county—s outside counsel (Simon Greenstone & Panatier) and local counsel (Reid Martin, Martin & Walker) recommended…

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