The Lyon County Commission agreed to opt into the state’s opioid-related class-action lawsuit Thursday morning. Assistant county attorney Mike Halleran explained that the commission had the option to sign a memorandum of understanding to join the Kansas Fights Addiction Act, which would allow Lyon County to potentially receive any funds won through the state’s litigation process. “(The Kansas Fights Addiction Act) is an act passed by the legislature to basically construct a framework for opioids damages settlements,” he said. Halleran said that state Attorney General Derek Schmidt wanted to have all 105 Kansas counties in agreement with the lawsuit, even though “Lyon County has – to the knowledge of legal staff – no active opioid settlement issues.”
Source: Emporia Gazette
