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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. -
Law firms criticized for advertising services during Coronavirus pandemic
CHARLESTON – Businesses of all types are learning to adjust and adapt amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. That includes attorneys and law firms. But some people – including fellow lawyers – have called out some trial attorneys for advertising their services during the pandemic. -
Attorneys, firms step up to help others during Coronavirus pandemic
HUNTINGTON – Attorneys are stepping up to help as more and more changes take place because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Some are providing money to help, while others are trying to help local businesses. -
Allied Realty worker sues after he was hit by heavy machinery
A worker is suing facility operators, citing alleged negligence. -
Corrections officer accused of sexual harassment by Western Regional Jail inmate
CHARLESTON – A woman alleges she was sexually harassed by a corrections officer while incarcerated at Western Regional Jail. -
Woman alleges injuries from Huntington auto accident with uninsured driver
HUNTINGTON – A motorist is seeking damages after a collision in Huntington with an uninsured driver. -
Tri-State Transit Authority passenger alleges she was injured when bus abruptly stopped
HUNTINGTON – A Tri-State Transit Authority bus passenger is suing the entity after falling while riding a bus. -
Woman files wrongful termination, sexual harassment case against Sheetz
HUNTINGTON – A woman is suing Sheetz after she claims her employment was wrongfully terminated. -
Three lawsuits accuse Lincoln County Sheriff of negligence
CHARLESTON – Three lawsuits were filed against Lincoln County Sheriff Ken Farley after the plaintiffs claim he was negligent in allowing a deputy to obtain information under false pretenses. -
Woman sues mobile home owner after fall
HUNTINGTON – A woman claims she sustained permanent injuries from a fall in mobile home that could have been prevented. -
Woman accuses Division of Corrections, officer off sexual assault
CHARLESTON - A former prisoner is suing corrections officer and the prison claiming she was sexually assaulted while incarcerated. -
Woman says TTA bus driver stopped short, caused injuries
HUNTINGTON – A woman is suing Tri-State Transit Authority after she claims she was injured when a TTA bus came to an abrupt stop. On Oct. 24, 2013, Tonetta Scott was a passenger on a TTA bus in Huntington when the bus came to an abrupt sand unnecessary stop, causing her to strike her head up against the interior of the bus, according to a complaint filed in Cabell Circuit Court. Scott claims the defendant was negligent and careless in the operation of the bus by operating the bus without due c -
Woman faults Marten Transport employee with negligent driving
HUNTINGTON – A woman has cited a temperature-sensitive transportation services company and one of its employees for injuries she sustained in a 2013 car accident in Huntington.