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

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Case Number:

3:17-cv-01362

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West Virginia Southern

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Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

David A. Faber

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  1. July 04, 2022

    Drug Distributors Off Hook In W.Va. Opioid Trial

    The judge overseeing the first federal bellwether trial in multidistrict opioid litigation found Monday that a West Virginia county failed to prove the nation's three largest drug distributors flooded the area with huge shipments of opioids and created a public nuisance.

  2. March 11, 2022

    Key Opioid Cases To Watch As Massive Wave Of Trials Looms

    Despite sweeping settlements and landmark verdicts, the nation's epic saga of opioid crisis litigation against Big Pharma is far from winding down, with the coming weeks heralding an unprecedented torrent of trials. Here, Law360 shares a detailed map of the opioid trials terrain and explores major lawsuits that are rapidly approaching moments of truth.

  3. July 28, 2021

    Opioid Distributors Pin Blame On Others As W.Va. Trial Ends

    Drug distributors ended their bellwether case in West Virginia on Wednesday with a declaration that opioids piled up there because of doctors, legislators, health officials, the DEA — and the state's just plain unhealthy people.

  4. July 27, 2021

    'Mountainous' Opioid Shipments Fed Crisis, Judge Told

    Lawyers for a small Appalachian county began closing arguments Tuesday in a West Virginia trial seen as an important test of liability for the opioid epidemic, arguing that the "Big Three" drug distributors' "mountainous" shipments fed multiple waves of addiction.

  5. July 23, 2021

    Opioid Wholesalers, W.Va. Gov'ts Set To Wrap Bellwether

    A two-day closing marathon in a bellwether opioid crisis trial in West Virginia federal court is set to start Tuesday after the city and county at the heart of the case battled in recent days to reinforce their position that distributors weren't invisible middlemen but causes of the problem.

  6. July 09, 2021

    Product Liability Cases To Watch: Midyear Review

    Long-awaited trials over the opioid crisis have started and the first federal bellwether case against major pharmacies is scheduled to kick off this fall, capturing product liability attorneys' attention for the second half of 2021.

  7. May 28, 2021

    Key Opioid Trials To Watch As Cases Heat Up Nationwide

    With the coronavirus crisis cooling down, a pressure cooker of opioid litigation is heating up with long-awaited trials across the country. Here, Law360 maps out the hottest cases and spotlights must-know details in trials that are underway or imminent.

  8. May 04, 2021

    'Gateway Effect' Is Instant Flashpoint In Opioid MDL's 1st Trial

    West Virginia communities moved forcefully Tuesday to show that prescription opioids have been a "gateway" leading Americans on deadly paths to heroin and illicit fentanyl, escalating a crucial and controversial debate in multidistrict opioid litigation's leadoff trial.

  9. May 03, 2021

    At W.Va. Opioid Trial, Drug Cos. Battle 'Occam's Razor'

    The first opioid-crisis trial in federal court started Monday, with West Virginia communities saying vast sales of narcotic painkillers are an obvious explanation for vast numbers of deaths, and drug companies describing themselves as scapegoats for the failures and crimes of others.

  10. April 29, 2021

    5 Key Details As Clock Ticks Down To Opioid MDL's 1st Trial

    After years of sparring in multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis, Appalachian communities and deep-pocketed drug corporations will face off Monday in the MDL's first bellwether trial. Here, Law360 looks at the lead lawyers, pivotal disputes and bleak accounts of American towns falling apart.