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UPDATE: Landmark federal opioid trial against three drug distributors begins

By Erin Beck | Monday, May 3, 2021 @ 7:36pm

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

By Chris Dickerson | Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021 @ 1:24pm

CHARLESTON – As the trial date looms next week, a federal judge again has denied motions for summary judgment from the defendant opioid distributors.
Federal judge sets August start date for Cabell County, Huntington opioid trial

By Chris Dickerson | Thursday, Mar 5, 2020 @ 1:44pm

CHARLESTON – A federal judge has set an Aug. 31 start date for the trial filed by Cabell County and the City of Huntington against the three major opioid distribution companies.At the end of a March 5 status hearing, U.S.