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Kenosha County board ratifies counsel’s authority to add defendants in opioid litigation
Summary
The county board unanimously approved a resolution confirming counsel may add additional defendants and amend pleadings in ongoing opioid litigation (MDL 2804 and related actions).
Kenosha County’s Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Resolution 107 to confirm and ratify county counsel’s authority to add additional defendants and amend pleadings in Kenosha County’s opioid litigation, including multidistrict litigation MDL 2804.
Supervisor John Morrissey moved the resolution; it was seconded by Vice Chair Gaschke and passed unanimously by members present. Morrissey told the board the legislative committee voted unanimously to recommend the measure and asked for the board’s support.
The resolution authorizes the law firms representing Kenosha County in the opioid suits to add defendants and amend pleadings as necessary as the litigation progresses. No further debate was recorded.
