To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Counsel
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Approving the County of Humboldt's Participation in Nationwide Opioid Litigation Settlements with Teva, Allergan, CVS, Walgreens and Walmart and Authorizing the Humboldt County Counsel's Office to Take Any and All Reasonable and Necessary Actions to Implement the Settlements, Secure Settlement Funds and Fulfill the County of Humboldt's Prior Agreement to Compensate Outside Counsel
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution approving the County of Humboldt's participation in nationwide opioid litigation settlements with Teva, Allergan, CVS, Walgreens and Walmart and authorizing the Humboldt County Counsel's Office to take any and all reasonable and necessary actions to implement the settlements, secure settlement funds and fulfill the County of Humboldt's prior agreement to compensate outside counsel; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide the Humboldt County Counsel's Office with one (1) fully executed certified copy of the attached resolution for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund (1100)
DISCUSSION:
In March 2018, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors ("Board") authorized the County of Humboldt to participate in nationwide litigation against the manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors of prescription opioid painkillers. In preparing and pursuing the litigation, the County of Humboldt retained the services of Keller Rohrbach, a national law firm with extensive experience in opioid-related litigation.
In July 2021, nationwide settlements were reached to resolve all opioid litigation brought by states and local political subdivisions against the three (3) largest pharmaceutical distributors, McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen ("Distributors"), and against manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its parent c...
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