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Commission authorizes law firm to narrow Express Scripts claims to public-nuisance counts
Berkeley County Commission · December 19, 2025
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Summary
Commission authorized the county’s counsel to allow Skinner Law Firm to dismiss other claims in the Express Scripts litigation while retaining the public-nuisance claim to facilitate negotiations, following recent appellate guidance that sustained a nuisance theory.
County legal counsel reported that Skinner Law Firm, which represents the county in opioid-related litigation, requested permission to dismiss multiple claims in the pending Express Scripts case while preserving the public-nuisance claim. Counsel said the Fourth Circuit has since recognized…
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