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Mar
FULTON & MONTGOMERY COUNTIES — Nearly $450,000 in new opioid settlement funds could be OK'd in Fulton and Montgomery counties by month's end. The Montgomery County Legislature introduced a resolution on Tuesday to accept a settlement of $145,076 over 15 years, the latest installment of payments settled in a major class-action lawsuit against Big Pharma stakeholders for allegedly exacerbating a painkiller crisis. Legislators previously signed off on payment agreements trickled down from companies, including Johnson & Johnson and Allergan Finance. This batch comes from Walmart ($33,895), CVS ($53,620) and Walgreens ($57,561). "It's a win for us," said Montgomery County Attorney Meghan Manion. Fulton County greenlit…