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Opioid researcher says industry promoted dangerous drugs for profits in step-by-step campaign
An opioid researcher told a West Virginia court on Thursday manufacturers and distributors of dangerously powerful drugs such as OxyContin, were promoted by the companies in what amounted to a step-by-step distortion campaign undertaken for profits----resulting in an epidemic. -
State witness in West Virginia opioid trial says marketing of drugs aggressively over the top
A professor of pharmacy marketing told a West Virginia courtroom that the selling of opioid drugs by sales reps was designed to expand market share of the drugs and result in profits - a central argument state attorneys intend to show as the causation of an epidemic. -
Historian in opioid trial says mistakes repeated in flooding market with pills
CHARLESTON – Plaintiff attorneys in a lawsuit accusing opioid manufacturers of causing a drug epidemic in West Virginia produced a witness who seemed to suggest that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. -
At manufacturer trial, plaintiff attorneys portray prescription opioids as dangerous
CHARLESTON – On the second day of a trial accusing opioid manufacturers of causing an drug epidemic in West Virginia, plaintiff attorneys sought to undercut a central defense contention – that prescription drugs are safe and effective in dealing with pain. -
Manchin's opposition dooms key Biden pick for Federal Reserve
WASHINGTON – Senator Joe Manchin says he will oppose the nomination of one of President Biden’s key Federal Reserve Board picks. -
Capito says Biden nominee 'would be a disaster at the Federal Reserve'
WASHINGTON – Add U.S. Shelley Moore Capito to the list of officials opposed to one of President Joe Biden’s key Federal Reserve nominees. -
Judge shoots down Biden's Social Cost of Carbon executive order
LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana – A federal judge has granted a request by states to halt the Biden Administration’s Social Cost of Carbon executive order. -
Expert says Raskin's Fed confirmation could spell disaster for energy sector
SAN FRANCISCO – An economics expert says President Joe Biden’s nominee for a key Federal Reserve position could be disastrous for the energy sector and for West Virginia. -
State financial officers oppose key Biden nominee to Federal Reserve
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s Riley Moore is just one of several state treasurers and financial officers opposed to President Joe Biden’s nominee for a key position with the Federal Reserve. -
Manchin and Sinema refuse to budge on filibuster rules, block voting rights bill
WASHINGTON – Joe Manchin didn’t budge. West Virginia’s Democratic U.S. Senator, along with Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema, refused to allow the Senate to filibuster rules on key voting right legislation Wednesday night. -
Manchin holds firm on filibuster support as Biden pushes for changes
WASHINGTON – With a key U.S. Senate vote less than a week away, Sen. Joe Manchin is ramping up his public support of maintaining the Senate’s filibuster rules. -
Morrisey, other AGs continue work to stop international scam calls
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and other AGs are urging the Federal Communications Commission to put in place measures that will help stem the tide of foreign-based illegal robocalls that are used to attempt to scam Americans. -
Manchin is protecting West Virginia values, conservative leader says
WASHINGTON – Sen. Joe Manchin refusal to change the Senate filibuster rules and his concerns about the Build Back Better plan “is being very protective of the West Virginia perspective,” according to a conservative former attorney general of Virginia. -
Capito critical of Schumer's planned 'nuclear option' vote, Manchin seems to agree
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito chastised Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to vote to use the so-called “nuclear option” to change the Senate’s filibuster rules. Meanwhile, West Virginia's other senator remains in the spotlight as he still seems to be opposed to such a change as well. -
Morrisey calls EPA appeal one of state's 'most consequential cases in decades'
WASHINGTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey calls an appeal he’s leading against the Environmental Protection Agency before the U.S. Supreme Court “one of the most consequential cases our state has seen in decades.” -
Everyone seems to have an opinion about Manchin's Build Back Better decision
CHARLESTON – Lawmakers, politicians, community leaders and interested groups – locally and nationally – are throwing their two cents in regarding Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision not to support the Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act. -
Manchin's stance against Build Back Better continues to draw attention in D.C., W.Va.
WASHINGTON –Joe Manchin’s hesitation to support President Biden’s Build Back Better Act continues to draw attention to West Virginia’s Democratic senator. -
Inflation – Manchin's litmus test for spending bill – will be around longer than expected
WASHINGTON – Sen. Joe Manchin always said inflation would be his guide in deciding on the massive Build Back Better bill. Now, a new report on inflation says it will stay with us for much longer than anticipated, further calling into question by some the addition of trillions more in federal spending. -
King steps back from moving to senior status, might have been unhappy with replacement plan
CHARLESTON – A federal 4th Circuit appeals court judge and West Virginia native has rescinded his plan to become a senior status judge and will remain on the bench. -
Washington State attorneys pound on 'irresponsible' theme in suit against opioid distributors
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys for the Washington State Attorney General’s Office in their lawsuit against three major opioid drug distributors continued to hammer down on the theme the companies irresponsibly flooded the market with pills, causing an overdose epidemic.