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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2023____ <br /> <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN INSULIN PRICING <br />LITIGATION <br /> <br />WHEREAS: Diabetes is an epidemic and public health crisis across the United States; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS: Insulin is used to treat patients with diabetes and is often times required for <br />survival; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS: Three drug companies manufacture 99 percent of all insulins which are almost <br />exclusively distributed through Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS: Insulin manufactures have raised prices of diabetes medications by as much as <br />1000 percent, despite the actual cost to produce decreasing; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS: This Insulin Pricing Scheme has been investigated and documented in a number <br />of government reports and has resulted in widespread litigation; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS: Litigation claims include violations of state consumer protection statutes, unjust <br />enrichment, civil conspiracy, and violations of the Racketeer Influenced and <br />Corrupt Organizations Act; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS: The law firm, Keller Rohrback L.L.P., has extensive experience litigating <br />pharmaceutical cases on behalf of counties; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS: Keller Rohrback, desires to represent Kittitas County in its claims against insulin <br />manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS: Kittitas County finds that it is in the best interest of the County to engage Keller <br />Rohrback to represent its interests against those entities responsible for the Insulin <br />Pricing Litigation. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Board of County Commissioners hereby <br />authorizes the Kittitas County Prosecutor’s Office to engage Keller Rohrback <br />L.L.P. for representation in Insulin Pricing Litigation. <br /> <br /> ADOPTED this _____ day _________ 2023. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />