Fairfield County Reaches $7.3 Million Settlement with Franklin County on Insurance Money
“The Fairfield County commissioners reached a settlement for $7.3 million with the Franklin County Health Insurance Cooperative regarding a past health insurance pool, or reserve, of $8.5 million. The county won the $8.5 million judgment against the cooperative regarding the,” reports Jeff Barron in Lancaster Eagle Gazette.
“The Franklin County commissioners appealed to the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals decision. On Tuesday, the Fairfield County commissioners passed a resolution accepting the agreement of the five-year dispute regarding their exit from the cooperative. In the absence of a settlement the litigation would have continued through.”
