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Parents can sue over baby's death they blame on 911 dispatcher
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The parents of a five-week-old infant can sue a West Virginia county for what they claim is a 911 dispatcher’s bad advice to drive the baby to a hospital instead of waiting for an ambulance to arrive. -
Morrisey files objection to adoption of attorney fees in W.Va. opioid cases
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has filed an objection to the 15 percent attorney fees adopted by the state’s Mass Litigation Panel. -
Video shows circuit judge displaying gun during court hearing
CHARLESTON – Video from a March hearing shows a circuit judge briefly displaying his gun while addressing defense attorneys in an EQT royalties case. -
Hummel recuses himself from all EQT cases; prosecutor says he sees no criminal activity
NEW MARTINSVILLE – The circuit judge who allegedly pointed a gun at an attorney during an EQT oil and gas royalties hearing has recused himself from hearing other cases involving the company. -
AG's office announces multimillion-dollar settlement with Rite Aid
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a settlement that may add up to $30 million with Rite Aid to resolve a lawsuit that alleged the pharmacy chain failed to maintain effective controls against diversion and it contributed to oversupply of opioids in the state. -
Cities, counties reach $400 million settlement with 'Big Three' opioid distributors
CHARLESTON – Dozens of West Virginia cities and counties will share a “record-setting” $400 million settlement with the nation’s three largest opioid distributors. -
Guns are a-blazin' in this legal shootout!
If you’re looking for a good old-fashioned shootout (hopefully one that doesn’t include more guns), stay tuned here. We’ll keep covering this modern-day gunfight at the W.V. Corral as best we can. -
Gun-toting judge's attorneys seek to silence lawyer
CHARLESTON – Attorneys representing the circuit judge who pointed a gun at an attorney during an oil and gas royalties hearing have sent a letter to the attorney demanding she stop “publishing false statements” about him. -
Justices say gun-toting judge also accused children of lying in neglect case
CHARLESTON – The circuit judge who has been accused of pointing a handgun at an attorney during a hearing also has been found to have violated court rules in his handling of a child abuse and neglect case by repeatedly accusing a child of lying. -
Attorney says circuit judge pointed gun at her from bench during hearing
NEW MARTINSVILLE – A circuit court judge allegedly brandished a handgun during a hearing earlier this year, leaving it pointed at an attorney from Texas during the proceedings. -
Janssen settles with West Virginia for $99 million
CHARLESTON — Janssen Pharmaceuticals has reached a $99 million settlement with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office. -
FDA director says medical practice changed, loosening prescribing of opioid pills with more addicts
CHARLESTON – A director of the Food & Drug Administration says physicians in the 1990s lost their fear of prescribing opioids, leading to higher rates of addiction. -
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. -
Trial opens as West Virginia blames opioid suppliers for epidemic
CHARLESTON – The state court trial accusing Janssen, the drug arm of Johnson & Johnson, and opioid suppliers Teva, Cephalon and Allergen of causing an epidemic in the West Virginia began Monday. -
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Loughry's appeal
WASHINGTON – Former state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry’s attempt to have the U.S. Supreme Court review his case has been denied. -
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.” -
Drug distributors say state MLP isn't giving them a fair shake in public nuisance cases
CHARLESTON – The nation’s three largest drug distributors has filed a petition with the state Supreme Court questioning whether the state Mass Litigation Panel exceeded its authority by grouping more than 60 public nuisances opioid claims into one statewide complaint. -
State Supreme Court sends union dues case back to circuit court, hints case won't survive
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court says labor unions wouldn’t be overly burdened if dues no longer are deducted from public employees’ paychecks. -
Amended intermediate court bill passes W.Va. House, heads back to Senate
CHARLESTON – An amended bill that would create a new intermediate appellate court has passed the House of Delegates and now heads back to the state Senate.