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Commissioner Hunt moves to add PBMs to county’s opioid litigation participation
Summary
Rutherford County voted to seek leave in the national prescription-opiate MDL to amend its complaint to add pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as defendants and authorized county counsel to take necessary actions under the court’s order.
Rutherford County commissioners on July 8 authorized county counsel to pursue an amendment to the county’s complaint in the national prescription-opiate multidistrict litigation to add pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as defendants.
Commissioner Hunt moved that the county "seek leave from the court in the MDL to amend its complaint to add pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) defendants relevant to Rutherford County" and that the board authorize the county manager to instruct legal counsel to take necessary steps under the court’s order. The motion was seconded and approved by the board.
The action directs county legal staff to proceed in coordination with the county manager and the board’s attorneys. The transcript does not record detailed legal argumentation or a roll-call vote; the board adopted the motion by voice/hand vote.
