In Unorthodox Proposal, Every City, Town And County In U.S. Could Receive Money In Sweeping Opioid Settlement

Right now, 1,650 municipalities and counties are eligible for compensation in a sweeping opioid court case being overseen by a judge in Ohio. The unique proposal made on Friday would expand that number to about 24,500. The goal behind this proposal is to sweeten the incentive for the defendants to negotiate a settlement in earnest, something they have largely resisted. If all municipalities are included in a settlement, the reasoning goes, these companies would not have to fear future lawsuits from local governments.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2ZnR8r8