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Board approves county participation in opioid settlements, including share of Purdue Pharma settlement
Summary
Supervisors authorized county attorneys to sign two opioid-settlement documents; staff estimated one distributor settlement would yield roughly $21,500 to the county and the Purdue Pharma settlement would yield about $136,000 payable over 15 years (about $9,000 per year), staff said.
The board voted to authorize county attorneys to sign settlement agreements in two opioid-related cases, staff told supervisors. Staff explained the county previously agreed to participate in class-action litigation against manufacturers and distributors of opioid drugs and that settlements are now being finalized. One settlement —…
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