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DOJ watchdog isn't impressed with the opioid 'Whistleblower'; What will jurors in historic trial think?
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) – Is he blowing the whistle or passing the buck? A badge-flashing, gun-toting bulldog, or an ineffective bureaucrat? Is he defined by an appearance on "60 Minutes," or the fact that trial lawyers pay him $500 for 60 minutes of his time? -
Morrisey says push for reduced drug quotas bringing positive results
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says his lawsuit against the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has brought "real change" in the opioid epidemic. -
'Business decision': Did DEA boss leave opioid distributors hanging?
During the boom of the addiction crisis in America, opioid distributors were told to figure out a system for identifying suspicious orders but what they came up with could never be given a stamp of approval from federal regulators – even if they asked. -
Opioid regulator Joe Rannazzisi, hero or villain?
What if Big Pharma is not to blame for the opioid crisis? What if it wasn’t the big bad drug companies that created and exacerbated the problem, but the politicians and government officials pretending to be the good guys? -
‘Business decision’: Former DEA official works for opioid lawyers but set standards for how many pills were made
Now, Rannazzisi is helping private lawyers pin the blame squarely on manufacturers and distributors of opioids, as well as pharmacies. A post-DEA alliance with trial lawyers has been worth six figures for Rannazzisi, who has been hailed as a whistleblower by those cheering attempts to prosecute the opioid industry for the nation’s addiction crisis. -
AG says McKesson money will go toward fighting drug epidemic
CHARLESTON – A bipartisan House of Delegates group has asked Attorney General Patrick Morrisey to hold funds from the recent McKesson Corporation drug settlement so the money can be appropriated by the Legislature to combat the state’s drug epidemic. A Morrisey spokesman said that is the office's plan. -
Fighting the opioid epidemic for all West Virginians
CHARLESTON – Is there anyone in West Virginia who hasn’t experienced the effects of our state’s opioid epidemic? The lives ruined and deaths from addiction have devastated every community in every county. Even so, when many understandably may feel a sense of hopelessness, I believe there is reason for increasing hope. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF WEST VIRGINIA: United States Attorney Announces $17 Million Healthcare Fraud Settlement
United States Attorney Mike Stuart, along with Special Agent in Charge Maureen R. Dixon, United States Department of Health and Human Services. -
Morrisey says most of McKesson money should go to substance abuse programs
CHARLESTON – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says most of the money from the $37 million settlement with McKesson will be used for substance addiction treatment in the state. -
Fluharty also critical of state's $37 million McKesson settlement, Morrisey
WHEELING – The minority vice chairman of the House of Delegates Judiciary Committee is criticizing last week’s $37 million state settlement with a drug company. -
Stuart announces $17 million settlement with Acadia Healthcare
CHARLESTON — U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Mike Stuart announced a $17 million settlement with Acadia Healthcare on Monday during a press conference. -
Manchin criticizes state's 'sweetheart' $37 million settlement with McKesson
CHARLESTON – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey again are having a war of words regarding a state settlement with a drug company. -
Governor, AG's office announce $37 million settlement with McKesson
That settlement, which Morrisey's office says is believed to be the largest state settlement of its kind against a single pharmaceutical distributor, pushes the total paid in West Virginia’s pursuit of 13 pharmaceutical wholesalers to more than $84 million. -
More than 60 charged with illegal opioid distribution, including W.Va. medical professionals
CHARLESTON — U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart announced Wednesday that his office partnered with several other law enforcement groups to charge 60 medical professionals for illegally prescribing and distributing opioids. -
Attorney says dismissal of hemp suit is a victory for hemp industry in West Virginia
HUNTINGTON – Charleston attorney Carte Goodwin secured a victory recently when U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers ruled against U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart in a case involving hemp in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia at Huntington. -
Federal judge dismisses Stuart's suit against hemp farm
HUNTINGTON — U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers has dismissed a lawsuit filed by U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart against hemp farm owners in Mason County, stating that hemp was supposed to be exempt from the Controlled Substance Act. -
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. -
WARNER LAW OFFICES PLLC: FDA Finds Second Possible Carcinogen in Valsartan Heart Medication
The US Food and Drug Administration has reported finding an additional "unexpected impurity" in three lots of Torrent Pharmaceuticals' recalled blood pressure medication Valsartan. -
Morrisey urges Congress to fix Fentanyl loophole
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging Congress to fix a loophole involving Fentanyl, along with a group of 52 state and territory attorneys general. -
BARNEY LAW PLLC: You're fired! Wrongful Discharge in West Virginia
We all have had jobs that, for one reason or another, just didn’t work out.