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Jones County authorizes judge to sign opioid‑MDL participation and release form
Summary
The Commissioners Court authorized County Judge Dale Spurgin to execute a combined subdivision participation and release form related to the In Re National Prescription Opiate Litigation (MDL No. 2804), covering six remnant defendants.
At its April 13 meeting, the Jones County Commissioners Court authorized County Judge Dale Spurgin to execute the combined subdivision participation and release form related to the multi-district litigation In Re National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804. The agenda referenced settlement authority involving six remnant defendants.
Commissioner Lonnie Vivian moved to authorize the judge to sign the combined participation and release form; Commissioner Roy Spalding seconded and the court voted unanimously to grant authorization. The agenda entry is recorded as item 20 and cites the MDL case name and number.
The agenda does not provide the settlement amounts or terms on the record; the authorization is limited to executing the county’s participation/release paperwork for the referenced remnant defendants. County staff or counsel are expected to have prepared the combined participation form for signature.
Next steps: the county judge is authorized to execute the form; further settlement details, payments or allocation plans were not discussed on the public record during the meeting.
