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Board ratifies counsel authority to add defendants in opioid MDL 2804
Summary
Resolution 34-2025 confirms and ratifies retained law firms' authority to add additional defendants to opioid litigation (including MDL 2804); the board adopted the resolution by roll call vote Ayes 16, Noes 0, Absent 1.
Marquette County adopted Resolution 34-2025 to confirm and ratify its retained law firms' authority to add additional defendants to opioid-related litigation, including proceedings coordinated in MDL 2804. The resolution clarifies prior engagement terms and authorizes Corporation Counsel and other officials to execute documents necessary to effectuate amendments to pleadings or related filings.
Introduced by Supervisors David Benson and Mary Walters, the resolution notes the county's engagement with von Briesen & Roper, s.c., Crueger Dickinson LLC and Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC and records the roll call adoption: Ayes 16; Noes 0; Absent 1. The board said the action was intended to remove any doubt about counsel's authority to pursue additional meritorious claims identified during discovery.
