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Commission authorizes chairman to sign subdivision participation and release for Purdue/Sackler settlement
Summary
The commission authorized the chairman to sign settlement paperwork enabling Ramsey County to participate in a Purdue/Sackler settlement and release related claims in order to receive any statewide allocation tied to that agreement.
The Ramsey County Commission authorized the chairman to sign paperwork to participate in a national settlement involving Purdue and members of the Sackler family, allowing the county to receive any allocation tied to that settlement and releasing the identified defendants from local claims covered by the agreement.
County staff explained the agreement is one settlement among others and that the county’s eventual recovery depends in part on the extent to which North Dakota and other jurisdictions join the statewide process. The authorizing document in the packet — the subdivision participation and release form — is intended to allow the county to accept any settlement funds tied to that specific Purdue/Sackler agreement and to release future claims against those defendants related to the subject matter of the settlement.
Staff recommended participation to preserve the county’s share of any settlement proceeds and said Ramsey County has not indicated interest in pursuing separate litigation against Purdue individually. Commissioners moved, seconded and voted to authorize the chairman to sign the paperwork. The motion carried by voice vote.
Why it matters: the authorization puts Ramsey County in position to receive funds from this specific settlement if the state and other entities ratify the agreement, while executing a release as described in the packet.
