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Opioid researcher says industry promoted dangerous drugs for profits in step-by-step campaign
An opioid researcher told a West Virginia court on Thursday manufacturers and distributors of dangerously powerful drugs such as OxyContin, were promoted by the companies in what amounted to a step-by-step distortion campaign undertaken for profits----resulting in an epidemic. -
FDA director says medical practice changed, loosening prescribing of opioid pills with more addicts
CHARLESTON – A director of the Food & Drug Administration says physicians in the 1990s lost their fear of prescribing opioids, leading to higher rates of addiction. -
State witness in West Virginia opioid trial says marketing of drugs aggressively over the top
A professor of pharmacy marketing told a West Virginia courtroom that the selling of opioid drugs by sales reps was designed to expand market share of the drugs and result in profits - a central argument state attorneys intend to show as the causation of an epidemic. -
Historian in opioid trial says mistakes repeated in flooding market with pills
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
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
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. -
State opioid trial starts Monday
CHARLESTON — Monday begins a trial for the state of West Virginia against three opioid manufacturers in Kanawha Circuit Court that is slated to take as long as two months to complete. -
Drug distributors say state MLP isn't giving them a fair shake in public nuisance cases
CHARLESTON – The nation’s three largest drug distributors has filed a petition with the state Supreme Court questioning whether the state Mass Litigation Panel exceeded its authority by grouping more than 60 public nuisances opioid claims into one statewide complaint. -
Supreme Court says circuit court has ability to order injunctions, but they can't be overly broad
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court order precluding a party to a West Virginia lawsuit involving opioids from prosecuting collateral litigation in a sister state, however, it believes that injunction was overly broad. -
Boone County Courthouse closure extended indefinitely because of COVID-19
MADISON – The Boone County Courthouse will remain closed until further notice following a positive COVID-19 test. -
Positive COVID-19 test closes Boone County circuit, magistrate courts
MADISON – After an employee of the Boone County Prosecuting Attorney's office tested positive for COVID-19, the county's circuit court and magistrate court is closed for the next week. -
Panel sets March 2021 trial date for state court opioid cases
CHARLESTON – The trial for opioid cases before the state Mass Litigation Panel is scheduled to begin a little more than a year from now. -
Morrisey’s office sues two more opioid manufacturers
CHARLESTON —Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has filed lawsuits against two opioid manufacturers, continuing what his office calls its battle against those who helped fuel the state’s drug epidemic. -
Wrong remains lawsuit against Keystone Cremation Alliance remanded to state court
MADISON — A lawsuit filed against Keystone Cremation Alliance alleging it delivered the wrong remains has been remanded to state court. -
Morrisey sues Johnson & Johnson, Teva Pharmaceuticals for fueling opioid epidemic
The AG claims Johnson & Johnson and Teva Pharmaceuticals helped fuel the opioid epidemic by engaging in strategic campaigns to deceive prescribers and misrepresent the risks and benefits of opioid painkillers. -
Ace Health denies allegations in health insurance misrepresentation case
CHARLESTON — Ace Health Associates denied the accusations against it in a complaint arguing it and several other companies committed intentional misrepresentation and fraud. -
Consumers allege insurance plan was misrepresented to them by Ace Health Associates
CHARLESTON – A Boone County couple alleges the coverage of a health insurance policy was misrepresented to them when they purchased it. -
Purdue Pharma says recent North Dakota victory shows flaws of latest West Virginia lawsuit
MADISON – Purdue Pharma says a recent decision to dismiss a North Dakota case shows a newly filed lawsuit by West Virginia and other states is flawed. -
West Virginia, four other states filing suits against Purdue Pharma for opioid marketing
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a lawsuit May 16 against Purdue Pharma and its former CEO for the marketing of opioids. West Virginia is one of five states to sue Purdue for its actions. -
Supreme Court reverses decision, says woman's driver's license should be revoked
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals reversed a decision made by a Boone circuit judge involving the reinstatement of a woman's driver's license.