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AG Ferguson wins commitment of Spokane County sexually violent predator
Following a trial prosecuted by Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit (SVP), a Spokane County Superior Court judge has ruled that a Spokane County sex offender is a sexually violent predator will be civilly committed. -
Defense rests, two-week break before closing arguments in opioid distributors’ trial in Washington State
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - The last witness appeared on Monday in a trial that has gone on for more than four months accusing three of the country’s largest distributors of opioid pills of causing an overdose epidemic in Washington State. -
Defense witness says doctors impact shipments of opioids, not distributors in Washington State epidemic trial
SEATTLE (legal Newsline) - In a trial of three opioid drug distribution companies accused of causing an overdose epidemic in Washington State, defense attorneys on Thursday sought to portray the pill dispensing system as tightly organized, and influenced by prescribing doctors, not the companies. -
AmerisourceBergen’s role supplying opioids to Washington State minimal, witness says in distributor trial
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - It appeared on Thursday that defense attorneys for opioid drug distributor AmerisourceBergen were attempting to distance themselves from two other companies being sued by Washington State for allegedly causing an overdose epidemic. -
Pain control doctor says opioid drug prescribing doctors acted in good faith in distributor trial
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - A pain specialist doctor called as a witness for the defense in the trial of three opioid drug distributors accused of causing an overdose epidemic in Washington State indicated on Wednesday that the majority of doctors did the best they could, even if over-prescribing pain pills. -
Judge dismisses motion by opioid distributor defendants, trial continues as defense makes case in Washington State
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - King County Superior Court Judge Michael Scott on Tuesday rejected a bid to toss out a case by lawyers defending three of the country’s biggest opioid drug distributors, accused of causing an epidemic in Washington State. -
Washington State rests its case; Defendants move for dismissal in trial alleging companies caused opioid overdose epidemic
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - After attorneys for Washington State rested their case on Tuesday accusing three of the country's biggest opioid drug distributors of causing an overdose epidemic, attorneys for the defense moved to dismiss the case, including public nuisance allegations and alleged violations of the Consumer Protection Act. -
Clinic director tells courtroom opioid treatment professionals suffer compassion fatigue from epidemic
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - The executive director of a treatment clinic for addicted opioid users said her staffers were overwhelmed by an epidemic of drug abuse to the point they became burned out and suffered from compassion fatigue. -
Washington AG silent on Democrat's idea for 'attribution science' climate change lawsuit
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - An op/ed recently written by a Democratic lawmaker in Washington State is raising questions about the state's possible plans to file a major lawsuit targeting Big Oil. -
Defense attorneys for opioid distributors attempt to show companies not responsible for doctor prescriptions
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Defense attorneys for three of the country’s biggest distributors of opioids disputed the testimony of a marketing expert witness called by Washington State, saying the companies did not cause a drug overdose epidemic. -
Washington State says distributors caused opioid epidemic, defense attorneys say heroin abuse caused it
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys for the State of Washington argue that an overdose epidemic of opioids called the worst in the state’s history was a result of reckless distribution of the drugs by three accused companies, while their defense attorneys maintain it was societal over-pain-medicating by doctors and illegal use of heroin in the 1990s that fueled it. -
Defense lawyers attempt to display due diligence in Washington State trial against opioid drug distributors
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Defense attorneys for three of the country’s top distributors of opioid drugs accused of starting an overdose epidemic in Washington State attempted on Tuesday to show the companies had done everything possible to prevent illegal drug diversion. -
Trial resumes in case against Washington State opioid distributors accused of causing overdose epidemic
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Trial resumed Monday in a lawsuit filed by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office against three of the country’s top opioid drug distributors, accusing them of causing an overdose epidemic by oversupplying drugs, and operating ineffective anti-diversion programs. -
Washington State opioid trial put on hold for two weeks; state says routine break time
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - A trial in Washington State in which three of the country’s biggest distributors of opioid drugs stand accused of causing an overdose epidemic had been postponed until Jan. 24, but a representative of the Attorney General's office called the pause "routine." -
Washington state’s politicized, unconstitutional lawsuit against the GEO Group
While scathing editorials from left-leaning local media outlets applaud the decision, the realities of the decision are that it will make immigration enforcement even harder than it already is. -
Former DEA officer, now plaintiff expert, says distributors did not stop drug diversions
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - A former officer of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) during testimony on Monday through Wednesday told a courtroom in Seattle three of the country’s biggest distributors of opioid drugs made an insufficient effort to stop recklessly selling the drugs that led to an overdose epidemic. -
Washington State opioid trial: Defense says companies showed good faith, state says small group is big harm
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Defense attorneys on Tuesday sought to portray their clients, three of the biggest distributors of opioid drugs in the U.S., as taking appropriate steps in the early 2000s through 2014 to safeguard the public by establishing in-house systems to check suspicious drug orders. -
Multi-million dollar GEO verdict creates path for inmates to be paid minimum wage while detained
TACOMA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Justice (DOJ) told Washington state that the doctrine of intergovernmental immunity barred it from mandating the payment of minimum wage to detainees who reside in privately operated federal detention facilities, according to a statement of interest the U.S. filed during the previous administration. -
Former DEA official testifies in Washington AG's case against opioid distributors
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - State of Washington officials led by Attorney General Bob Ferguson are pressing their case against prescription opioid drug distributors McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Corp., saying the companies irresponsibly promoted drugs for profits. -
ICE detention center fighting state's minimum wage suit tells jury detained illegals are not employees
TACOMA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - A jury of eight heard opening arguments Wednesday in the state’s case against a privately operated federal detention facility, centering on whether the illegal aliens housed there should be treated as employees and paid minimum wage of $13.47 per hour for maintenance tasks.