In the regular session that followed, the council voted 4-0 to authorize Mayor Harkness to execute the settlement document.
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Demorest council approves joining opioid settlement with six remaining defendants
The vote authorizes the mayor to sign on to a multistate opioid settlement, continuing the city's involvement in past rounds of the litigation.
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April 7, 2026: Six Remnant Defendants Opioid Settlement
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What this means now
The story
The Demorest City Council placed consideration of a settlement involving six remaining opioid-litigation defendants on its April 7 agenda.
At the same day's work session, city staff told the council the settlement documents were identical to opioid settlement documents the city had previously adopted, and that the submission deadline was May 4.
In the regular session that followed, the council voted 4-0 to authorize Mayor Harkness to execute the settlement document.
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Appeared on agendaproposedSix Remnant Defendants opioid settlement
CONSIDERATION OF SIX REMNANT DEFENDANTS OPIOID SETTLEMENT TAB 10
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Six Remnant Defendants opioid settlement
CONSIDERATION OF SIX REMNANT DEFENDANTS OPIOID SETTLEMENT TAB 10
DiscusseddiscussedSix Remnant Defendants opioid settlement
the settlement documents are identical to the previous opioid documents we've adopted. The deadline to
submit is May 4.
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Six Remnant Defendants opioid settlement
the settlement documents are identical to the previous opioid documents we've adopted. The deadline to submit is May 4.
ApprovedconfirmedSix Remnant Defendants opioid settlement
The motion to allow Mayor
Harkness to execute the presented opioid document was
unanimously approved (4-0).
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Six Remnant Defendants opioid settlement
The motion to allow Mayor Harkness to execute the presented opioid document was unanimously approved (4-0).
Appeared on agendaproposedSix Remnant Defendants Opioid Settlement
DISCUSSION OF SIX REMNANT DEFENDANTS OPIOID SETTLEMENT THOMAS TAB 10
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Six Remnant Defendants Opioid Settlement
DISCUSSION OF SIX REMNANT DEFENDANTS OPIOID SETTLEMENT THOMAS TAB 10
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