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.
CHARLESTON – A key former Drug Enforcement Administration official spent the day on the witness stand giving testimony between objections, legal limitations and frustrations.
Dinsmore & Shohl is pleased to announce substantial year-over-year increases in its attorneys and practice groups that received top rankings in the 2021 Edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
CHARLESTON – As the federal trial against three major opioid distributors continued, data showing pharmacies in Huntington and Cabell County were ordering well above the national average of controlled substances, some ordering more than five times the national average.
CHARLESTON — As the landmark federal opioid trial entered its third week, testimony focused on two AmerisourceBergen employees who oversaw regulations involving diversion control.
Meanwhile, the drug distributors -- McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health -- sought to put the focus on the role of prescribers, as well as health officials' decision not to go after distributors earlier.
CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice has signed the bill creating an intermediate appellate court for West Virginia, and other legal reform legislation is expected to soon become law.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey reminded schools and parents of the upcoming deadline for the office’s fifth Kids Kick Opioids contest – Friday, April 16.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined a 21-state coalition in filing suit to block President Joe Biden’s unconstitutional cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline, a move that impacts West Virginia jobs and jeopardizes pipeline construction nationwide.
The U.S. Forest Service approved a route for the Mountain Valley Pipeline that goes through Jefferson National Forest for the second time in the last four years.
This legislation is needed in West Virginia. Over-naming of asbestos defendants is a serious issue, unnecessarily driving up litigation costs, bankrupting companies, creating further West Virginia court backlogs, and leaving unsuspecting victims with delayed recoveries.
CHARLESTON – The defendants in a lawsuit claiming a United Parcel Service employee who says she has been a repeat victim of discrimination are seeking a protective order to prevent depositions from taking place.
BLUEFIELD — A United Parcel Service employee is claiming he suffers from retaliation and harassment due to his disability and for taking family medical leave.
CHARLESTON – A United Parcel Service employee says she has been a repeat victim of discrimination by the company and was unfairly bypassed for a promotion when the job was given to a man once known as the “Runaway Beer Truck.”
