Trial attorney and West Virginia University College of Law alumnus Paul Thomas Farrell Jr. is the recipient of the 2023 College of Law Justitia Officium Award presented by the West Virginia University College of Law faculty.
Dozens of Workers File Suit Against Tampa Lead Factory
Workers claim the company put profits over safety by failing to fix severe ventilation problems that allowed toxic lead dust to accumulate in the plant and to provide workers with proper respiratory protection.
New York Times: Companies Finalize $26 Billion Deal With States and Cities to End Opioid Lawsuits
The nation’s three largest drug distributors and a major pharmaceutical manufacturer announced Friday that a supermajority of states and localities had accepted the terms of their $26 billion offer to settle thousands of civil claims related to the deadly opioid crisis. The first checks are expected to go out in early April.
Washington Post: Major drug distributors and J&J finalize opioid settlement, launching nationwide funding
or drug distributors and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson finalized a $26 billion agreement on Friday to bring relief to states and communities affected by the opioid epidemic, in what lawyers say is a turning point in the deadly public health crisis.
Time Magazine: Johnson & Johnson and Distributors Finalize Landmark $26 Billion Opioid Settlement
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday, an announcement that clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the U.S.
The Heart of Law Podcast with Paul Farrell, Jr.
In this episode of the Heart of Law podcast, Farrell and Fuller’s Paul Farrell, Jr., talks about taking on giants such as the major opioid distributors, Facebook, and Google.
Axios: Over 200 Newspapers Quietly Sue Big Tech
Newspapers all over the country have been quietly filing antitrust lawsuits against Google and Facebook for the past year, alleging the two firms monopolized the digital ad market for revenue that would otherwise go to local news.
David vs. Goliath: Small publisher’s lawyer optimistic in battle against Google and Facebook
“We’re not fighting for the freedom of the press, we’re fighting to keep the press alive.” – Michael Fuller
Gupta, opioid distributors clash during cross-examination
“What we ended up with was a lot of pills sitting in medicine cabinets, and then they ended up in the community.”- Dr. Rahul Gupta, West Virginia’s former state health officer
If Everyone’s Guilty for the Opioid Crisis, Then Nobody Is
The defense seems to be counting on a classic pass-the-buck roundelay, with distributors pointing at doctors pointing at government regulators pointing at the victims, and round and round until everybody’s guilty so nobody is.