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Covington County Commission opts into multi-defendant opioid settlement with restricted uses
Summary
The commission voted to participate in a recently announced grouping of smaller “remnant” defendants’ settlements tied to the national opioid litigation, with staff warning the funds have limited permitted uses. The decision was approved by voice vote at the April 28 meeting.
The Covington County Commission voted April 28 to opt into a grouping of settlements arising from national opioid litigation, a decision commissioners said will bring restricted federal settlement funds into county coffers.
Miss Morgan, a county staff member overseeing settlements, briefed commissioners on the new package, describing it as a group of roughly six smaller defendants combined as “remnant defendants” and noting that the uses for proceeds are limited under each agreement. “There are…
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