Title
Hire Outside Legal Counsel for Representation Against Opioid Manufacturers and Distributors
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, through the City Attorney, to issue a Request for Proposals for outside legal counsel to represent the City of Phoenix in legal action against opioid manufacturers and distributors.
Report
Summary
By a letter dated Nov. 7, 2017 (Attachment A), Mayor Stanton and Councilmembers Williams and Stark requested that an item be placed on this formal agenda to authorize the City Manager through the City Attorney to solicit qualified law firms to represent the City in legal action against opioid manufacturers and distributors. The purpose of this legal action is to recover the City's damages, costs, losses, and enforce the City's legal rights and claims for harm and injury arising out of and related to the use and harm caused by opioids.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Law Department.