The Wicomico County Council has put off a vote on whether to join a national lawsuit against the manufacturers of opioid.
WBOC reports that the council has come under community pressure to reconsider a previous decision not to become part of the legal action.
The council intends to take a vote on the issue at its July 16th meeting.
County Sheriff Mike Lewis has been a strong supporter of taking the pharmaceutical companies to court and expressed some disappointment at the delay.
Council President John Cannon said that the old majority on the council felt that the lawsuit was merely ambulance chasing by lawyers.
But the television station reports that with new members on the council the feeling has shifted.
