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Marquette County board ratifies counsel's authority to add defendants in opioid MDL litigation
Summary
The board adopted a resolution confirming county counsel and retained law firms may add additional defendants to the county's opioid litigation (MDL 2804); the measure passed by roll call (Ayes 16, Noes 0, Absent 1).
The Marquette County Board of Supervisors on May 20 adopted Resolution No. 34‑2025 to confirm and ratify the authority of retained law firms and county counsel to add additional defendants to the county's ongoing opioid litigation, including in MDL 2804.
Introduced by Supervisors David Benson and Mary P. Walters, the resolution clarifies that von Briesen & Roper s.c., Crueger Dickinson LLC, and Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC — the firms engaged by the county — have authority to amend pleadings to name additional entities identified during discovery and to initiate appropriate federal or state actions as necessary. The resolution notes the county’s cases are coordinated with a large multistate MDL and that nationwide settlements have produced recoveries for the county to date.
The measure was adopted by roll call: Ayes 16, Noes 0, Absent 1. The resolution also authorizes the Corporation Counsel, the Board Chair or other authorized officials to execute documents necessary to effectuate the amendment of pleadings or related filings.
The board’s action affirms the county’s position in coordinated opioid litigation and preserves counsel’s ability to add defendants identified through ongoing investigation.
