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Board approves participation in opioid remnant-defendant settlement
Summary
The board approved the city’s acceptance of a class-action recommendation to include six remnant opioid defendants in the settlement; staff said the city would receive a small payment if accepted.
The board recommended approval March 26 of a settlement item involving six remnant opioid defendants. A committee member described the item as part of a larger statewide class-action settlement to which Hammond is a participating locality.
"This is a settlement of some of the opioid defendants of which we're one of many communities in the state of Indiana that are part of," a committee member said, and noted class-action counsel recommended acceptance. The committee recommended approval and the board concurred. Staff said the action will result in a small amount of funds being received by the city if the remnant-defendant settlement is completed.
The action was recorded as a recommendation to accept the class-action council’s guidance; the precise funds and distribution schedule were not specified in the meeting and will be handled through the legal process for the settlement.
