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Commissioners say county is investigating additional opioid-related claim; exact amounts to be provided next week
Summary
A county official told commissioners he had been contacted about an additional $97 million opioid-related claim and said Trumbull County expects to receive a portion of the funds; he said exact amounts will be provided after consultation with the county attorney.
During the meeting a county official reported he had been contacted by attorneys about an additional opioid-related claim totaling $97 million and said Trumbull County would pursue what it can recover as part of a multi-jurisdictional claim.
The official cautioned the county will not receive the full $97 million and said he would confer with the county attorney and provide amounts to the board next week. The transcript does not specify how proceeds would be divided among participating jurisdictions or the county's expected share.
What was said
“I was contacted by the attorneys about opioids. So, there is an additional… $97 million claim I’ll be looking into. We’re not going to get $97 million, but we will get a portion of it. I’ll have the amounts next week,” the official said. (SEG 810–835)
What remains unclear
The record does not state the expected Trumbull County share of any settlement, the jurisdictional participants, or the timeframe for distribution; the official said he would have amounts next week.
