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Court authorizes county to move forward with Purdue Pharma settlement participation
Summary
After executive session, commissioners authorized county administration to proceed with an opioid settlement participation and to have the county judge sign required subdivision participation and release forms for remnant defendants, as presented by legal counsel.
Following executive session on litigation items, legal counsel asked the court to authorize moving forward with the proposed Purdue Pharma settlement for remnant defendants and to authorize the county judge to execute the combined subdivision participation and release form. Counsel summarized the item as lengthy; the court voted to request permission to move forward and authorized the judge to sign the necessary documents.
On return from executive session, the court recorded that no action was taken in closed session and then approved the motions to proceed. Legal staff indicated the matter involved MDL proceedings and remnant defendants; the court did not record a public roll‑call vote in the transcript but the motions were seconded and carried on the record.
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