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College tennis tournament gets $10K boost from Justice
CHARLESTON – An annual women’s tennis tournament sponsored by a Charleston law firm has received a big boost from Big Jim Justice. -
Cities, counties begin receiving opioid settlement checks
CHARLESTON – Rusty Webb has been traversing the state handing out opioid settlement checks to city and county officials. -
National JUUL settlement could benefit W.Va. county school boards, individuals
SAN FRANCISCO – Nineteen county boards of education in West Virginia as well as some individuals will benefit from a national settlement regarding JUUL vaping products. -
Charleston attorney settles college closing case for $3.1 million
CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney has settled a class-action college closing case in Indiana for $3.1 million. -
Morrisey's 'line in the sand' bringing big opioid money to state
CHARLESTON – An attorney representing dozens of West Virginia cities and counties praised state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey for his work on opioid litigation that could up bringing in about $1 billion in settlements to the state. -
Thunder in the Mountains college tennis event set for next month
CHARLESTON — Charleston attorney Rusty Webb is using his love for his community to sponsor a tennis tournament to expose kids in the area to non-traditional sports. -
Cabell County and Huntington plan to appeal federal opioid verdict
CHARLESTON – Cabell County and the City of Huntington will appeal last month’s federal verdict for the nation’s three largest drug distributors. -
Judge rules in favor of opioid distributors in Huntington, Cabell cases
CHARLESTON – After more than 11 months, a federal judge has ruled in favor of three drug distribution companies, saying their actions did not cause the opioid epidemic in Huntington and Cabell County. -
Federal class action targets Suddenlink for failure to provide adequate service
CHARLESTON – A federal class action lawsuit has been filed against Suddenlink for failure to provide safe, adequate and reliable services to its customers. -
Charleston attorney sponsors college women's tennis tournament
CHARLESTON — A Charleston attorney is sponsoring a college women's tennis tournament in Charleston next month that will also include a fundraiser for middle school and high school tennis teams. -
Expert says Huntington/Cabell need more sufficient, longstanding treatment programs
CHARLESTON – Testifying in the bellwether opioid trial, a expert witness on pharmaceutical-related abatement programs said he does not believe Cabell County has sufficient treatment programs to fight the opioid epidemic. -
Former Huntington police chief holds back tears during testimony
CHARLESTON – Testifying in the bellwether federal opioid trial, Huntington's former chief of police shared the pain he felt as watching his community be taken over by addiction. -
Child welfare expert discusses needs for Opioid Use Disorder exposed children
CHARLESTON – At the federal trial against three major opioid distributors, a child welfare expert showed the impact of Opioid Use Disorder on children and the rising need – and lack – of proper resources. -
Data shows Cabell County had some of nation’s top opioid prescribers
CHARLESTON – Tension remained high in the courtroom of the landmark federal opioid trial as plaintiffs and defendants argued expert witness reports and testimonies. -
Defense blames doctor’s overprescribing, tries to discredit expert witness report
CHARLESTON – As the landmark federal opioid trial entered its sixth week, tensions rose as defendants spent the day trying to discredit a report by a substance use disorder epidemiologist. -
Expert data shows Cabell County outweighed West Virginia, nation in prescription opioid abuse and harm
CHARLESTON – As the landmark federal opioid trial concluded its fifth week, an opioid abuse epidemiologist shared data connecting causation between prescription opioids and opioid use disorder. -
Overdose data shows growing trends of opioid-related drug poisonings
CHARLESTON – An expert epidemiologist who analyzed Cabell County and West Virginia overdose data to show opioid trends in death rates soared from 2001 to 2017. -
Rannazzisi's testimony repeatedly challenged, questioned and stifled
CHARLESTON – A key former Drug Enforcement Administration official spent the day on the witness stand giving testimony between objections, legal limitations and frustrations. -
Rannazzisi testimony tries to shift blame away from DEA
CHARLESTON – A key former Drug Enforcement Administration officials took the stand in the landmark federal opioid trial, opening his testimony by saying drug distribution centers were well-equipped to prevent diversion. -
Drug companies grill addiction science director about funding numbers, program timelines
CHARLESTON – As the landmark federal opioid trial concluded its fourth week, attorneys for Cardinal Health probed an addiction science professor from Marshall University about recovery programs and estimated costs.