Hays County is hiring a law firm to consider litigation regarding the opioid epidemic and its effects.
During executive session at its meeting Tuesday, the Hays County Commissioners Court discussed the selection of outside counsel for opioid litigation. The commissioners selected Phipps Deacon Purwell, PLLC, as the firm to represent the county contingent on the successful negotiation of an engagement letter. The letter will then be brought back to the commissioners court for consideration, the motion stated.
Hays County had posted a Request for Qualifications for a law firm “to evaluate the merits of, and to the extent desired by the county, pursue litigation against opioid manufacturers, distributors and others related to the impact of opioid manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and use in Hays County.”
