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W.Va. Opioid Verdict Widens Judge-Jury Split On Vital Theory

By Jeff Overley · July 8, 2022, 11:27 PM EDT

A resounding victory by drug distributors in a bench trial over West Virginia's catastrophic opioid crisis underscores a growing gulf between judges and juries in broader opioid litigation, with judges increasingly...

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Case Title

City of Huntington, West Virginia et al v. AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation et al

Case Number

3:17-cv-01362

Court

West Virginia Southern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

January 24, 2020

Case Title

Cabell County Commission v. AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation et al

Case Number

3:17-cv-01665

Court

West Virginia Southern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

January 24, 2020

Case Title

In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

Case Number

1:17-md-02804

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

P.I.: Other

Date Filed

November 04, 2022

Case Title

County of Lake v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al

Case Number

1:18-op-45032

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

P.I.: Other

Date Filed

January 11, 2018

Case Title

County of Trumbull v. Purdue Pharma L.P.

Case Number

1:18-op-45079

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

P.I.: Other

Date Filed

January 18, 2018

Case Title

City and County of San Francisco et al v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al

Case Number

3:18-cv-07591

Court

California Northern

Nature of Suit

Racketeer/Corrupt Organization

Date Filed

December 18, 2018

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