AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2021-261R, authorizing the submission of a Subdivision Participation Form to the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas to secure the City's participation in a class action lawsuit against multiple opioid distributers and manufacturers before the deadline of January 2, 2022; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute all documents necessary related to signing on to the class action lawsuit; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: December 15, 2021
Department: City Manager
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Background Information:
In September of 2017, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and a bipartisan coalition of 40 other states began an investigation into the activities of eight companies that either manufactured or distributed addictive opioid drugs to consumers in an effort to evaluate whether these companies engaged in unlawful practices in the marketing, sale and distribution of opioids.
On May 15, 2018, Texas filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma related to this investigation. On September 4, 2019 Texas filed a related lawsuit against Johnson and Johnson related to misrepresentations made to the Texas Medicaid program...
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