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Coosa County signs on to national opioid settlement participation; chairman authorized to sign
Summary
The commission authorized Chair Lamar Daugherty to sign a combined participation and release form for the national opioid settlement (Remnant Defendants Combined Participation Form), agreeing to dismissal of covered claims and to use any settlement monies per the agreement; the vote was unanimous.
Coosa County commissioners voted to participate in the national opioid settlement related to certain remnant defendants and authorized the chairman to execute the combined participation and release form included as Exhibit G in the meeting packet.
Commissioner John Forbus moved to approve the chairman signing the participation agreement for the national opioid settlement; Commissioner Bertha K. McElrath seconded. The motion is recorded as unanimously approved. The packet includes the Combined Participation Form language requiring dismissal of Released Claims and a commitment that any settlement monies be used as described in the settlement documents.
The meeting minutes include the signed exhibit language and the motion's record; the minutes direct that the county follow the settlement‑specified process for dismissals and any dispute resolution under the MDL filing.
