Montgomery County to participate in remnant opioid settlement claims, board approves
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Summary
The board approved staff and outside counsel recommendations that Montgomery County participate in a national settlement for remnant opioid defendants, authorizing acceptance of the county's allocated share of roughly $97,600,000 in the settlement pool as applied nationally.
Montgomery County supervisors voted on March 23 to participate in a proposed national settlement covering remnant opioid defendants, staff said. The settlement pool discussed at the meeting was described as roughly $97.6 million nationally; the county’s share will be calculated from national allocation formulas.
Outside counsel recommended participation; county staff said participation was in the county’s interest and recommended accepting the allocation when confirmed. A roll call vote recorded unanimous board approval.
The board had no substantive public comment on the item during the meeting. Staff will provide details of the county’s allocated share and next procedural steps as they become available.
