Is a big settlement coming with drug companies, the way there once was with tobacco companies? If there is, Lyon County Commissioners want to be part of it. They voted Thursday to sign a Settlement Participation Form, in a class-action lawsuit involving what some consider the national opioid epidemic. “We don’t really have any cases in Lyon County,” Commissioner Scott Briggs said after the meeting. “It left us available for money… The money would go for addiction centers within the county.” That assumes a settlement with “Big Pharma” occurs. Kansas was part of a 21-state agreement on a proposed settlement in July, but it’s not final yet.
Source: Emporia Gazette
