Lawsuits filed by Timothy Smith, on behalf of 36 Northern Michigan municipalities, are projected to bring in $26 million to those cities and counties to combat the opioid epidemic, with just short of $3 million awarded to Grand Traverse County and nearly $215,000 to the city of Traverse City. This is just a partial settlement with just 4 of the defendants in the lawsuit.
Smith & Johnson, as counsel of record for 36 cities and counties across Northern Michigan and across the Upper Peninsula, is proud of the role it has played to bring close to $800 million to the citizens of Michigan to reimburse municipalities for the monies spent cleaning up the epidemic these companies created and for future prevention and treatment of opioid addiction in our communities. The litigation against the remaining defendants in the lawsuit will continue and we anticipate additional monies from the remaining manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. We couldn’t have accomplished this without the vision and leadership of Chris Forsyth, Deputy County Administrator, and all the commissioners here in Grand Traverse County.
