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Kenosha committee votes to accept city attorney recommendation to opt into opioid settlement offers
Summary
The Kenosha Finance Committee, after a closed-session consultation with the city attorney, voted unanimously to accept offers and opt into multiple opioid-related settlement agreements and plan-voting arrangements, including participation related to the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case.
The Kenosha Finance Committee voted unanimously Sept. 3 to accept the city attorney’s recommendation to opt into multiple opioid settlement offers and related participation agreements.
Committee members moved into closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(g) to consult with legal counsel about settlement and release agreements tied to litigation against numerous pharmaceutical manufacturers and to plan participation in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case (S.D.N.Y. case number 19-BK-23649). After returning to open session, the committee voted 5–0 on each item to concur with the city attorney’s recommendation to accept the offers and opt in.
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