U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia Charleston Division
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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. -
Appalachian Power says Armstrong Utilities owes nearly $200,000 in fees
CHARLESTON — Appalachian Power Company says Armstrong Utilities failed to pay nearly $200,000 as terms of a joint-use agreement. -
Federal judge partially denies motion for protective order, still sides with Union Carbide
CHARLESTON — A federal just partially denied Union Carbide's motion for a protective order in a 2019 case alleging the company's secret landfill contaminated ground and surface water. -
Lobbyist, state education department settle lawsuit
CHARLESTON — A federal lawsuit against top education officials alleging they tried to get a lobbyist fired has been settled and the lawsuit dismissed. -
Federal judge denies summary judgment, opioid trials set to begin next month
HUNTINGTON — A federal judge has denied a motion for summary judgement by three large drug distributors, meaning the opioid cases filed by Cabell County and Huntington likely will begin next month. -
Judge issues order, stay as FBI investigates South Charleston police brutality incident
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has issued a protective order and stay in an alleged South Charleston Police brutality case because the incident is being investigated by the FBI. -
Woman sues DHHR for failure to provide mental health services to minors
CHARLESTON — A woman is suing the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources after she claims it failed to provide services for minors. -
Woman sues Kanawha sheriff's office for seized property, damage to home during search
CHARLESTON — A woman says the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office for damage done to her home when it was being searched by deputies. -
Man sues Dunbar, officer for injuries from traffic stop, assault
CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County man says the City of Dunbar and one of its officers caused him severe physical pain. -
Family files lawsuit against Roane County deputy, other officials over October fatal shooting
CHARLESTON – The estate of a Roane County man has filed a federal lawsuit after he was killed on his own property by a deputy sheriff. -
Fourth Circuit upholds ruling denying a new hearing in Loughry case
RICHMOND, Virginia – The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a federal judge’s ruling denying former state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry a new hearing. -
Ohio woman says fees charged for unpaid W.Va. Turnpike tolls are unlawful
CHARLESTON – An Ohio woman says the West Virginia Parkways Authority is charging unlawful administrative fees to people who don’t pay tolls while driving on the West Virginia Turnpike. -
Loughry finishes federal sentence, released from halfway house in Baltimore
CHARLESTON – Former state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry was released December 16 from a federal halfway house near Baltimore. -
Lingering COVID concerns forces Faber to push back federal opioid trial indefinitely
CHARLESTON – A federal judge again has pushed back the start of a key opioid trial, this time indefinitely, because of concerns about spreading the Coronavirus. -
Father says WVSSAC discriminates against daughter
CHARLESTON — A father says the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission and the West Virginia Department of Education are discriminating against his daughter based on her gender because they won't let her play on the boy's soccer team. -
Judge continues federal opioid trial until January amid 'super-spreader' fears
CHARLESTON – A U.S. District judge has delayed an upcoming opioid trial after the defendant drug companies said it could be a “super-spreader” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Drug distributors fear upcoming opioid trial could be a COVID 'super-spreader,' seek delay
CHARLESTON – Three major drug distributors are asking for a delay in an upcoming federal opioid trial, saying it could be a “super-spreader” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.