EPPJ hears about opioid settlement

Madeleine Brumley, on behalf of the law firm LaBorde Earles, gave a rundown of a partial settlement reached in the national opioid lawsuit while addressing the Evangeline Parish Police Jury. Brumley said the litigation is still ongoing because some defendants are in bankruptcy court and others are currently in trial. However, the partial settlement was reached with the nation’s three big…