RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Counsel, or her designee, to execute, on behalf of Contra Costa County, an agreement for specialized professional legal services with Baron & Budd, P.C., Greene, Ketchum, Farrell, Bailey & Tweel, LLP, Hill Peterson Carper Bee & Deitzler PLLC, Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., McHugh Fuller Law Group PLLC, and Powell & Majestro, PLLC, in connection with claims and litigation against the manufacturers and distributors of highly addictive and dangerous opioid drugs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
These legal services will be funded from the recovery of monies, if any, at the conclusion of the litigation, under the terms specified in the professional services agreement. Attorneys’ fees for pursing the litigation will be eighteen percent (18%) of the total gross recovery. Total fees and expenses under the contract may not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the gross recovery. There is no charge to the County for attorneys’ fees or costs if the County does not recover anything in the litigation.
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