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Denton County approves participation in remnant-defendant settlement in national opioid MDL
Summary
The commissioners unanimously approved accepting a settlement offer and authorized the county judge to sign the combined participation and release form (Exhibit G) from specified remnant defendants in MDL No. 2804, the national prescription opioid litigation; the record lists the named defendants but does not state financial terms.
Denton County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to accept a settlement offer from several remnant defendants in the national prescription-opioid multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2804) and authorized the county judge to sign the combined participation and release form identified in the record as "Exhibit G."
The chair presented item 15E and listed the defendants referenced in the record. The transcript enumerated corporate names (as transcribed) including Associated Incorporated; American Associated Pharmacies; B J M Smith Corporation; Morris and Dixon Company LLC; Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company Incorporated; North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company Incorporated; and Fed Natural Foods Incorporated (transcription appears to include incomplete or garbled corporate names). The court voted to accept the settlement offer and authorized the judge to execute the participation and release form. Commissioner Mitchell seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
The transcript does not disclose dollar amounts, allocation details, or the county's expected recovery under the settlement participation; the record refers to MDL number 2804 and the Northern District of Ohio as the forum for the broader litigation. No additional conditions or amendments to the settlement participation were recorded on the transcript.
