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  From Legal Newsline

  State AGs ask Sixth Circuit for control of opioid settlement talks

  By John O'Brien | 1 month ago

  CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) – The top legal officials in several states are complaining that their powers have been stolen by the federal judge overseeing more than 2,000 opioid lawsuits.

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  Late federal judge's estate provides $100,000 to WVSU scholarship fund

  DUNBAR – The estate of a federal appeals court judge who graduated from West Virginia State University provided $100,000 to a scholarship fund established in his honor at the university.

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  From Legal Newsline

  No luck for Ohio AG in attempt to halt first federal opioid trial

  By John O'Brien | 6 months ago

  CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has turned away an attempt to halt the first federal opioid trial by ruling Thursday against Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, who is concerned cities and counties in his state have usurped his authority.

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  From Legal Newsline

  Sixth Circuit seeks answers from judge as states try to derail opioid bellwether trial

  By John O'Brien | 6 months ago

  CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) – The judge overseeing nearly 2,000 opioid lawsuits must address concerns that the cases over which he is presiding are an improper power grab by plaintiffs lawyers who signed up cities and counties as clients.

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  Manchin voices opposition to Readler nomination to federal appeals court

  WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said this week he was opposed to President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, Chad Readler.

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  Newspapers want federal appeals court to unseal data about opioid crisis

  CHARLESTON — Two newspaper companies have filed briefs in a federal appellate court in order to obtain information involving the opioid crisis.