County attorney: court authorized to join opioid litigation settlement

County Attorney Matthew Warnick told the fiscal court that Greenup County had been notified of a six-defendant opioid-litigation settlement and asked the court to authorize Judge Bobby Hall to enter the settlement so the county could receive its share of any proceeds.

"It's looking about a $100,000,000 in there, and we wanna make sure that Greenup County gets their part," Warnick said. He asked for a motion to approve Judge Halls authority to participate in the settlement; the court approved the request by motion and voice vote.

Warnick characterized this settlement as separate from larger, earlier settlements and recommended participation to secure county funds for the opioid account. The meeting record did not provide the county's expected share or a schedule for distribution; county officials said the matter required the judge's authority to proceed and approved that authority at the meeting.