Partial opioid settlement benefits gov. groups

Leelanau County is in line to receive more than $400,000 in partial settlement of a lawsuit filed by municipalities and other units of government nationwide against manufacturers, distributors and retailers of addictive opioid drugs. Leelanau County is one of 36 counties in northern Michigan that in 2018 agreed to join a lawsuit against 16 defendants involved in the manufacture, distribution and…

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