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MOTION TO ADOPT PROPOSED RESOLUTION 2021-R-15.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION 2021-R-15 IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA TO JOIN WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNITS AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE FLORIDA MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND FORMAL AGREEMENTS IMPLEMENTING A UNIFIED PLAN; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES AND THE FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. This litigation involves the development, marketing, and distribution of Oxycontin and the resulting proliferation of persons addicted to pain medicines resulting from taking this drug as well as the propagation of pill mills in our community and around the country. Opioids are a family of drugs that include prescription painkillers, such as hydrocodone and Oxycodone, and illegal drugs like heroin and methamphetamines. One hundred and thirty Americans die from opioid overdose daily, with the death toll attributed to opioids in the United States quadrupling over the last 20 years.
2. The City of Pembroke Pines joined this litigation as a plaintiff by filing its Complaint on December 6, 2018 in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The City’s claim and all other similar opioid matters were consolidated into the matter of In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804 (N.D. Ohio).
3. In addition, various defendants in this litigation filed for relief in the US Bankruptcy Courts seeking protection from creditors, including the plaintiffs in this litigation. The City’s outside counsel has filed P...
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