2023-0106
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL SERVICES)
RESOLUTION NO. ___________
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A resolution authorizing the Parish of St. Charles (herein referred to as this "Governmental Unit") to join with the State of Louisiana and other local governmental units as a participant in the LOUISIANA STATE-LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPIOID LITIGATION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (the "MOU") and any subsequent formal agreements necessary to implement the MOU, including but not limited to, execution of the Settlement Participation Forms of the National Settlement Agreements, releases, and other documentation approved by Counsel.
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WHEREAS, the Parish of St. Charles has suffered harm from the opioid epidemic; and,
WHEREAS, the Parish of St. Charles recognizes that the entire State of Louisiana has suffered harm as a result from the opioid epidemic; and,
WHEREAS, the State of Louisiana has a pending action in state court, and a number of Louisiana Cities and Parishes have also filed actions either in state court or have been transferred to the action In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804 (N.D. Ohio) (the "Opioid Litigation") and the Parish of St. Charles is a litigating participant in that action; and,
WHEREAS, the State of Louisiana and lawyers representing certain various local governments, including the Parish of St. Charles, involved in the Opioid Litigation have proposed a unified plan for the allocation and use of prospective settlement dollars from opioid related litigation; and,
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Memorandum of Understanding (the "MOU") sets forth a framework of a unified plan for the proposed allocation and use of opioid settlement proceeds and it is anticipated that formal agreements implementing the MOU will be entered into at a future date; and,
WHEREAS, participation in the MOU by a large majority of Louisiana cities and parishes will materially increase the amount of funds to Louisiana and should improve ...
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