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MI SB0592
MI SB0592Civil procedure: civil actions; civil actions against certain opioid litigation settlement defendants; prohibit. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 2022 PA 85 (MCL 691.1672 & 691.1673).
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Introduced
10/17/2023
10/17/2023
In Committee
11/01/2023
11/01/2023
Crossed Over
10/25/2023
10/25/2023
Passed
11/09/2023
11/09/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/29/2023
12/29/2023
Introduced Session
102nd Legislature
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend 2022 PA 85, entitled ?An act to prohibit the commencement of civll actions relating to opioids by certain governmental officers and entities,? by amending sections 2 and 3 (MCL 691.1672 and 691.1673).
AI Summary
This bill amends sections 2 and 3 of the 2022 PA 85 act, which prohibited certain governmental entities in Michigan from filing civil actions related to opioids. The key provisions of this bill are:
1. It defines several important terms, including "Allergan settlement," "CVS settlement," "Distributor settlement," "Janssen settlement," "MDL," "Political subdivision," "Teva settlement," "Walgreens national settlement," and "Walmart settlement," which refer to various legal settlements and agreements related to the opioid crisis.
2. It prohibits political subdivisions in Michigan (such as counties, cities, townships, and school districts) from commencing or maintaining civil actions related to the released claims defined in these various settlement agreements, after specific dates ranging from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2022, depending on the settlement.
The purpose of this bill is to further restrict the ability of local governmental entities in Michigan to file lawsuits related to the opioid crisis, in the context of the state's participation in several major legal settlements with pharmaceutical companies and distributors.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Assigned Pa 0228'23 With Immediate Effect (on 12/29/2023)
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