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Alpena County agrees to join PFAS litigation on contingency basis
2285307 · February 12, 2025
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Summary
County commissioners approved joining a statewide PFAS class-action on a contingency-fee basis with outside counsel who previously worked on county opioid litigation; counsel would be paid from any recovery.
Alpena County agreed to join a contingent-fee lawsuit seeking damages related to PFAS contamination and authorized staff to sign the relevant engagement documents with the attorneys who approached the county.
Jesse, county staff, told commissioners the firm that approached Alpena County had also represented the county in…
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