CHICAGO – An insurance company has to defend a drug distributor accused of contributing to southern West Virginia’s “prescription drug epidemic,” according to a federal appeals court.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office, together with the state’s Departments of Health and Human Resources and Military Affairs and Public Safety, have announced combined settlements of more than $4.2 million with five prescription drug wholesalers.
MADISON – The prescription drug distributors being sued by
the state through the attorney general are seeking a closed hearing so they can
explain why they have sought to keep information about pill shipments under
wraps.
MADISON – Circuit Judge William Thompson has ordered the records unsealed in a lawsuit against drug wholesalers filed by former Attorney General Darrell McGraw in 2012.
MADISON – AmerisourceBergen has filed a court document asking Circuit Judge William Thompson to deny a request made by the Charleston Gazette-Mail to unseal court records.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a $4.9 million settlement with Rite Aid to resolve a dispute that involved cost savings derived from the sale of generic prescription drugs.
CHARLESTON — The nation’s largest prescription drug distributor has asked to have a lawsuit filed against it by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey removed to federal court. Morrisey’s office filed the complaint Jan. 8 in Boone Circuit Court against McKesson, the nation's largest prescription drug distributor for allegedly failing to identify, detect, report and help stop the flood of suspicious drug orders into the state. McKesson filed its notice of removal to federal court on Feb.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has reached a $2.5 million settlement with Miami-Luken, resolving allegations that the regional pharmaceutical distributor failed to detect, report and stop the flood of suspicious drug orders in the state.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Friday announced the filing of a lawsuit against the nation's largest prescription drug distributor for allegedly failing to identify, detect, report and help stop the flood of suspicious drug orders into the state. The lawsuit against McKesson Corporation was filed Jan. 8 in Boone Circuit Court after "an extensive investigation," according to Morrisey's office.
CHARLESTON – A man is suing Elite Coal Services after he claims he suffered injuries while working and was wrongfully terminated from his employment. Joshua Hatfield was employed by Elite as an underground coal miner earning approximately $21.50 per hour and was terminated from his employment on Aug. 29, according to a complaint filed in Boone Circuit Court and removed to federal court. Hatfield claims on Aug. 22, during the course and scope of his employment, he was working with a move crew f
CHARLESTON – A couple is suing Mingo Logan Coal Company after they claim injuries were sustained on its premises. Arch Coal Inc. and Willie Barker were also named as defendants in the suit. Jeremy Vance was employed as a coal miner at the Mountaineer II mine in Logan when he was seriously and permanently injured at the mine on April 1, according to a complaint filed in Boone Circuit Court and removed to federal court. Vance and his wife, Melissa Vance, claim Jeremy Vance was installing roof b
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County judge has ruled in favor of West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey in a newspaper’s request for summary judgment in a FOIA case. In his final order dated Sept. 14, Kanawha Circuit Judge Charles King granted Morrisey’s office’s Motion for Summary Judgment and denied one by The Daily Gazette Company and The Charleston Gazette. The Gazette, which recently merged with The Charleston Daily Mail had sought the release of some documents from Morrisey and his off
MADISON -- A Boone County miner is suing a Pennsylvania-based company, alleging wrongful termination and failure to compensate for wages earned in a timely manner.
By KYLA ASBURY MADISON – Six lawsuits have been filed against Alpha Natural Resources after the plaintiffs claim they were discriminated against. AlphaNaturalResourcesRepublic Energy Inc., Alpha Natural Resources Services, Elite Coal Services LLC and James Wood III were also named as defendants in the suit. James Shawn Bodkin, John Baldwin, Brent Varney, Devon Underwood, Christopher Neff and Chad Hanks were employed by the defendants and during their employment they performed their duties in
MADISON—A Logan County woman filed suit against a Delaware-based insurance company and its affiliate for liability in a 2014 mishap. Sue Ann Richardson of Chapmanville brought a complaint against Trumbull Insurance Company and The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. d/b/a The Hartford of Hartford, Connecticut and doing business in West Virginia on May 19 in Boone County Circuit Court, claiming liability in a May 2014 issue. According to the filing, the plaintiff has a homeowner’s insurance
MADISON – The pharmaceutical drug distributors in a lawsuit filed by the state have asked a judge to deny the state's request to unseal a court document that contains information about their shipments to pharmacies.
