The City of Gadsden and the Etowah County Commission on Tuesday approved accepting their respective shares of an opioid lawsuit settlement involving one of a number of drug manufacturers or distributors.
The city will receive $110,953 — minus a 25% fee that goes to attorneys — from Endo Pharmaceuticals’ settlement with the State of Alabama.
Attorney Emily Hawk Mills told the City Council that according to the settlement’s formula, Etowah County would receive $136,385, Rainbow City $17,853 and Attalla $21,822, again minus attorney fees.
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