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Madera County board reports opt-in to opioid settlement, names six remnant defendants
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County counsel told supervisors the board voted 4-0 in closed session to opt into a settlement in the county's opioid litigation and to name six remnant defendants recommended by outside counsel.
County counsel reported at the start of the meeting that the board took reportable action in closed session, voting 4-0 to opt into a settlement in the county's ongoing opioid litigation and to name six "settling remnant defendants," counsel said.
"And the 6 settling remnant defendants are the Associated Pharmacies Inc, J. M. Smith Corporation, Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Morris and Dickeson Company, North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug, and United Natural Foods Inc.," County Counsel said during the public report of closed-session action.
The counsel said the recommendation to name the six companies came from the county's outside counsel. The board did not take additional public action or discuss settlement terms in open session beyond reading the names; officials did not provide financial details during the public report.
The announcement was made as the meeting returned to public session. The county clerk's public docket listed the litigation matter as part of the agenda's closed-session items; the names read into the record serve as the public disclosure of the closed-session action.
No member of the public or board raised further questions about the settlement during the subsequent portion of the meeting. The board moved on to other agenda items after the report was read.
