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Waupaca County Board authorizes participation in multi-defendant opioid settlement, creates abatement and fee accounts
Summary
The Waupaca County Board approved a resolution authorizing the county to enter settlement agreements with multiple opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers, to establish an Opioid Abatement Account and an Attorney Fees Account, and to authorize county officers to finalize related documents, subject to statutory and state-level approvals.
The Waupaca County Board of Supervisors on March 21 adopted a resolution authorizing the county to enter into proposed settlement agreements with several opioid litigation defendants and to take related steps to receive and manage any settlement proceeds.
The motion, moved by Supervisor James Nygaard and seconded by Supervisor Tammy Strey-Hirt, passed unanimously (26-0). The resolution authorizes execution of settlement documents with named settling defendants including Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Allergan Finance LLC, Walgreen Co., Walmart Inc., CVS Health Corporation and CVS Pharmacy, Inc., and authorizes the board chair or designee to execute…
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