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Sanilac County Board authorizes participation in $97.6 million remnant opioid settlement
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Summary
The Sanilac County Board unanimously authorized a participation agreement to join a Proposed Settlement with six remnant defendants in national opioid litigation, citing combined cash payments of $97,625,000 for eligible entities; the board noted prior settlements already executed.
The Sanilac County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously April 7 to authorize execution of a Participation Agreement to join a Proposed Settlement with six remnant defendants in the national prescription opioid litigation.
The resolution, moved by Commissioner Evans Ehardt and seconded by Commissioner Roger Ballard, cites a combined cash payment of $97,625,000 in the Proposed Settlement for eligible entities and directs county officials to execute the necessary participation paperwork. The roll call vote recorded all members present voting yes.
The resolution states the county previously executed participation agreements for other phases of opioid litigation, including settlements with distributors, retailers and manufacturers identified in prior rounds. The board’s action adopts the proposed Participation Agreement for the Remnant Defendants Settlement and spreads the resolution upon the official proceedings of the board.
The resolution does not specify how any funds received would be allocated by the county; the motion text and the resolution presented to the board focus on authorizing the county to join the settlement as an eligible entity. The board gave final approval by roll call with no recorded votes in opposition.
The board did not discuss next procedural steps or a detailed local allocation plan during the meeting; county staff and commissioners would be the next likely parties to implement any required administrative steps following execution of the participation agreement.