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South Gate council authorizes defense in two vehicle-collision suits and approves moving forward with opioid settlement participation
Summary
In closed session the City Council authorized the city attorney to defend two recent lawsuits involving city vehicles and authorized the city manager to execute settlement agreements to enroll the city in two opioid manufacturer settlement programs that will flow funds to California and, in small part, to cities.
South Gate’s City Council returned from closed session on Sept. 23 and reported three formal actions: the council authorized the city attorney to defend two recently filed lawsuits involving collisions with city vehicles and authorized the city manager to execute settlement agreements to enroll the city in two multi‑state opioid manufacturer settlements.
City Attorney Salinas told the council that the matters involving Lorena Higuera and Luis Higuera and Teresa Reyes Ramirez and Hector Ernesto Ramos Martinez were new traffic-collision lawsuits against the city that were discussed in closed session. The council voted 4–0 to…
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