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County signs on to proposed remnant-defendant opioid settlement; share expected to be modest
Summary
The commission authorized participation in a one-time nationwide remnant-defendant opioid settlement (combined $97,625,000) that allocates proceeds to participating political subdivisions only; county counsel estimated Grand Forks County's share would be small and recommended acceptance, which the board approved unanimously.
County counsel briefed the commission on a proposed one-time nationwide settlement totaling $97,625,000 with a set of smaller distributor defendants (the "remnant defendants") in the opioid multidistrict litigation. Counsel noted this settlement differs from prior deals…
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