Cabell County
Recent News About Cabell County
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Drug companies grill addiction science director about funding numbers, program timelines
CHARLESTON – As the landmark federal opioid trial concluded its fourth week, attorneys for Cardinal Health probed an addiction science professor from Marshall University about recovery programs and estimated costs. -
Cabell sheriff paints picture of opioid crisis through testimony
CHARLESTON – At the landmark federal opioid trial, Cabell County Sherriff Chuck Zerkle testified being directly involved in Huntington, once deemed “epicenter of the opioid crisis,” has evolved. -
Drug distributors object to expert witness with DEA background looking at company data
CHARLESTON – All three major drug distribution companies objected to Cabell County and Huntington attorneys bringing in an expert witness with a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration background to examine opioid data. -
McKesson warned customers nearing threshold limits
CHARLESTON – Attorneys representing Cabell County and the City of Huntington probed a McKesson sales representative on warning customers of nearing threshold limits, pushing increases and pushing sales – including controlled substances. -
Emails show McKesson employees felt 'overwhelmed,' 'not possible to be truly diligent'
CHARLESTON – As the landmark federal opioid trial entered its fourth week, plaintiffs jumped into McKesson Corporation’s threshold guidelines and due diligence process. -
At opioid trial, drug distributors continue to push blame toward DEA
CHARLESTON – As the landmark federal opioid trial nears the end of its third week, testimony focused on Cardinal Health’s acknowledgement and regulations related to excessive controlled substance ordering. -
Lawyers continue to question company's knowledge of excessive opioid shipments
CHARLESTON – As the landmark opioid trial continues, lawyers brought in a former AmerisourceBergen’s sales executive to ask what he knew about more than 32 million prescription pain pills being shipped to Huntington and the rest of Cabell County over an eight-year span. -
Opioid data: Threshold kept increasing as Huntington/Cabell received more than 36.2M doses in 8 years
CHARLESTON – As the federal trial against three major opioid distributors continued, data showing pharmacies in Huntington and Cabell County were ordering well above the national average of controlled substances, some ordering more than five times the national average. -
Distributor says it did more than necessary to abate suspicious opioid orders
CHARLESTON — As the landmark federal opioid trial entered its third week, testimony focused on two AmerisourceBergen employees who oversaw regulations involving diversion control. -
With vested interest, Morrisey keeping watch on 'Big Three' federal opioid trial
CHARLESTON — The state Attorney General's office isn't a party to the landmark federal trial regarding the "Big Three" opioid distributors taking place just blocks from his state Capitol office, but Patrick Morrisey is keeping a close eye on the proceedings. -
During testimony, official says Cabell Co. has data linking painkillers to illegal drug use
Meanwhile, the drug distributors -- McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health -- sought to put the focus on the role of prescribers, as well as health officials' decision not to go after distributors earlier. -
Distributors object to Gupta's testimony on transition from prescription to street drugs
CHARLESTON – A historian of opioid use and drug policy testified, in a federal trial against three major opioid distributors Wednesday, about three principal opioid epidemics that preceded the ongoing crisis. -
Expert says brains have similar changes with prescription and illicit opioids
CHARLESTON -- While opioid distributors have argued there is no proof of connection between prescription painkiller use and illicit drug use, an expert in the neurobiology of addiction said, during the second day of a landmark federal trial against those distributors, that people who take prescription painkillers and illicit opioids see the same changes in their brain chemistry. -
UPDATE: Landmark federal opioid trial against three drug distributors begins
CHARLESTON – The landmark bellwether trial accusing three major drug distributors of helping fuel the opioid epidemic has begun. -
UPDATE: Federal judge denies more motions from opioid manufacturers as trial start looms
CHARLESTON – As the trial date looms next week, a federal judge again has denied motions for summary judgment from the defendant opioid distributors. -
Man sues nursing home for failure to provide adequate care
PHILIPPI — A Cabell County man is suing the Good Samaritan Society-Barbour County alleging his family member suffered at the hands of a nursing home that did not provide adequate care. -
Federal judge denies summary judgment, opioid trials set to begin next month
HUNTINGTON — A federal judge has denied a motion for summary judgement by three large drug distributors, meaning the opioid cases filed by Cabell County and Huntington likely will begin next month. -
Mother sues Cabell board of education for son's injuries from aide
HUNTINGTON —An unnamed woman is suing the Cabell County Board of Education for injuries sustained by her minor child by a special needs aide. -
Drug companies say Cabell, Huntington should be limited by statute of limitations
BLUEFIELD – A one-year statute of limitations should limit the damages Cabell County and the City of Huntington can seek from three large drug distributors, according to attorneys for the companies. -
Federal judge reschedules Cabell, Huntington opioid trials for May 3
HUNTINGTON – The federal trial for three drug manufacturers accused of fueling the opioid epidemic has been rescheduled again.