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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. -
Drug distributors, former DEA official point fingers everywhere at opioid trial
CHARLESTON — Fingers were pointed and blame was thrown all around a federal courtroom as a retired Drug Enforcement Administration official and attorneys for three drug distributors butted heads for a second full day of testimony. -
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. -
Two men file federal lawsuits against Syngenta claiming exposure to herbicide caused Parkinson's
CHARLESTON — Two men have filed federal lawsuits against Syngenta Crop Protection alleging they suffer from Parkinson's disease because of exposure to paraquat, a synthetic chemical compound. -
Longtime Charleston attorney remembered as brilliant lawyer, family man
CHARLESTON — A respected Charleston attorney has died after being involved in an accident on Interstate 79. Sean McGinley was a partner at DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress in Charleston. -
Justice files amended complaint in Greensill lawsuit
NEW YORK — Gov. Jim Justice, his family and several companies have filed an amended complaint saying he wouldn't have personally guaranteed $700 million in loans if he were aware of the instability of the lender. -
Biden's unrealistic agenda transforms daily life, devastates West Virginia
CHARLESTON – President Biden could shut down every coal plant, cut natural gas electricity generation in half, replace 100 million passenger cars and retrofit millions upon millions of homes and commercial buildings to electric heat, and he would still fall short of his promise to eliminate 2.18 billion tons of carbon from U.S. emissions by 2030. -
Justice files second lawsuit against financial institution over loans
BECKLEY — Gov. Jim Justice and his family have filed another lawsuit alleging a bank is liable for millions of dollars it lent to Justice's coal companies. -
Coal companies sued for FLSA violations
ELKINS — Two men filed a class-action lawsuit against Alliance Coal alleging that it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when it failed to pay for "off-the-clock" work. -
Justice could be personally responsible for nearly $700 million in loans
NEW YORK — Gov. Jim Justice could be stuck repaying nearly $700 million in loans that coal companies owned by his family took from Greensil Capital, The Wall Street Journal reported. -
Non-union retirees sue Cabell Huntington Hospital over termination of benefits
HUNTINGTON — Two retired employees say that Cabell Huntington Hospital has violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 by misrepresenting its lifetime retiree health and welfare benefits. -
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. -
Cabell sheriff paints picture of opioid crisis through testimony
CHARLESTON – At the landmark federal opioid trial, Cabell County Sherriff Chuck Zerkle testified being directly involved in Huntington, once deemed “epicenter of the opioid crisis,” has evolved. -
Mother sues Kenova for son's death while in police custody
HUNTINGTON — The mother of a man who died while in the custody of the Kenova police is suing the city and Officer Charles Newman for his death. -
Morrisey, other AGs defend Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a coalition of 17 states in support of Independence Day fireworks at Mount Rushmore, arguing the federal government provided insufficient reasoning in canceling this year’s display. -
11-year-old challenges West Virginia's new law banning transgender girls in prep sports
CHARLESTON — An 11-year-old is challenging the state's new law that bans transgender girls and women from participating in school sports. -
Drug distributors object to expert witness with DEA background looking at company data
CHARLESTON – All three major drug distribution companies objected to Cabell County and Huntington attorneys bringing in an expert witness with a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration background to examine opioid data. -
McKesson warned customers nearing threshold limits
CHARLESTON – Attorneys representing Cabell County and the City of Huntington probed a McKesson sales representative on warning customers of nearing threshold limits, pushing increases and pushing sales – including controlled substances. -
Defendants in case by former Wayne Co. school board employee seek to have suit dismissed
HUNTINGTON —Several defendants in a lawsuit alleging an employee was wrongfully accused of obstructing an investigation are asking for the lawsuit to be dismissed.