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County attorney urges board to join $97.6M nationwide remnant-defendant opioid settlement
Summary
Cumberland County’s attorney recommended the board approve joining a combined settlement with six ‘remnant’ opioid defendants that would entitle the county to a share of proceeds intended for opioid abatement; the recommendation was made during the county attorney’s report.
During the county attorney’s report, staff asked the Board of Supervisors to consider joining a proposed combined settlement with six remaining opioid defendants that the attorney said would pay approximately $97.625 million nationwide. The county attorney said the county would be entitled to a portion of the proceeds, “despite not having filed suit against the 6 remnant defendants,” and recommended board approval of a resolution authorizing participation and directing execution of necessary documents.
The attorney explained that the funds are intended to recover public money expended for opioid abatement and to support emergency medical, law enforcement, mental health and substance-abuse services previously strained by the opioid epidemic. The transcript records the attorney reading the resolution language and asking for the board’s permission to adopt it; the motion language and final board vote on adoption were not fully recorded in the provided transcript.
