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Committee endorses county participation in proposed opioid settlements and approves settlement in civil action 2023-CP2304287
Summary
The committee recommended that county council approve a resolution authorizing Greenville County to participate in proposed opioid-related settlements with multiple pharmacies and distributors and approved the county's participation in a settlement for civil action 2023-CP2304287; the county attorney and county administrator were authorized to execute necessary documents.
Greenville County's Committee of the Whole voted to recommend that county council approve participation in proposed opioid-related settlements and to authorize county officials to sign documents necessary to complete those settlements.
A committee member moved that the committee adopt a resolution approving the county's participation in proposed settlements of opioid-related claims against a list of pharmacy and distribution companies, and to authorize the county attorney and county administrator to execute any documents necessary to carry out the participation. The motion named Associated Pharmacies Incorporated; American Associated Pharmacies; J.M. Smith Company; Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company; McKesson and Dickinson; North Carolina Wholesale Drug Company Incorporated; United Natural Foods Inc.; SuperValu; and related corporate entities. The committee approved the motion by voice vote.
Following the resolution vote, the committee also moved to approve the proposed settlement in civil action 2023-CP2304287 and recommended that county council approve the settlement based on terms presented to the committee. The committee authorized the council chairman, the county administrator, and the county attorney to execute documents needed for the county's participation and instructed the county attorney to authorize the county's litigation counsel to take necessary actions to obtain court approvals or orders. That motion passed by voice vote.
Earlier in the meeting the committee had gone into executive session to receive legal advice related to pending and potential claims and to discuss specified civil cases and a potential class action against ultra-processed food manufacturers and distributors; the county attorney reported that no action was taken during the executive session.
The motions recorded were procedural approvals; the transcript records voice votes but does not provide a numeric roll call tally. The motions will be forwarded to full county council for final approval where required.
