(Fight against opiod Epidemic)…Imperial County has joined the effort.

The County took an important step in the fight against the National and Statewide opiod crisis. The local Board of Supervisors has retained the national law firm of Baron and Budd and a joint venture of law firms to initiate litigation against manufacturers and distributors responsible for the opiod epidemic across the country and in Imperial County. Imperial County joins a consortium of several dozen California Counties that are working together to take a stand for communities and counties that represent approximately nine million California residents. The intended legal action will include a taxpayer and cost recovery action in addition to equitable relief to help mitigate and prevent current and future problems.