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Historian in opioid trial says mistakes repeated in flooding market with pills

By John Sammon | Wednesday, Apr 6, 2022 @ 5:18pm

CHARLESTON – Plaintiff attorneys in a lawsuit accusing opioid manufacturers of causing a drug epidemic in West Virginia produced a witness who seemed to suggest that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
At manufacturer trial, plaintiff attorneys portray prescription opioids as dangerous

By John Sammon | Tuesday, Apr 5, 2022 @ 3:38pm

CHARLESTON – On the second day of a trial accusing opioid manufacturers of causing an drug epidemic in West Virginia, plaintiff attorneys sought to undercut a central defense contention – that prescription drugs are safe and effective in dealing with pain.
Trial opens as West Virginia blames opioid suppliers for epidemic

By John Sammon | Monday, Apr 4, 2022 @ 7:05pm

CHARLESTON – The state court trial accusing Janssen, the drug arm of Johnson & Johnson, and opioid suppliers Teva, Cephalon and Allergen of causing an epidemic in the West Virginia began Monday.