Council authorizes settlement agreements in opioid litigation
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Summary
Council approved a resolution authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute settlement agreements in the city's opioid litigation; the city attorney characterized this as the next step in long-running litigation and council passed the motion without dissent.
Westland City Council authorized the mayor and clerk to enter into settlement agreements and to execute documents necessary to conclude portions of the city’s opioid litigation. The city attorney said the matter represents a continuation of long-standing litigation activity and that settlements of this type have occurred over time; council discussed community benefit and approved the motion.
No settlement amounts or confidential terms were read into the public record during the meeting; the council framed the action as moving forward on ongoing legal processes to offset community harms associated with addiction and overdoses.
