As the city did one week ago, the Warren Co. Board of Commissioners Monday night passed a resolution to join the State of Tennessee and other local governments as participants in the Tennessee State-Subdivisions Opiod Abatement Agreement and approving the settlement agreement.If the settlements become effective, Tennessee will be eligible to receive more than $613 million over 18 years, with these maximum payments dependent on all settlement incentives being reached. But because other states still have time to join the deal, which can change how much each state gets, the immediate impact won’t take effect until April 2022.
In July, three opioid distributors and one manufacturer agreed to settle a multi-state, multi-billion dollar lawsuit. They include Amerisource Bergen Corporation, Cardinal Health, and McKesson Corporation.