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Waupaca County approves joining Kroger opioid settlement, establishes abatement and attorney-fee accounts
Summary
The Waupaca County Board unanimously approved a resolution to participate in a settlement with The Kroger Co. related to multidistrict opioid litigation, directing proceeds into an Opioid Abatement Account and authorizing an Attorney Fees Account to fund law-firm fees; approval by the Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance is required before settlement funds are finalized.
The Waupaca County Board of Supervisors voted 26-0 on July 16 to authorize the county to enter the settlement agreement with The Kroger Co. related to the nationwide opioid litigation and to take related administrative steps to receive and manage settlement proceeds.
The resolution directs the county to deposit proceeds into an Opioid Abatement Account to be used only for approved opioid-abatement purposes and authorizes creation of a separate Attorney Fees Account to hold funds reserved for payment of outside counsel. The measure instructs the board chair or designee to execute the Settlement Agreement and an Addendum Two…
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