A federal judge in West Virginia has indefinitely postponed a trial date in a lawsuit filed by the city of Huntington and Cabell County over the opioid crisis.
Johnson & Johnson, three other companies close in on $26 billion deal on opioid litigation
“There is no vaccine to a lifetime of opioid addiction,” said Farrell, who helped initiate the litigation from his home base in Huntington, W.Va., one of the epicenters of the crisis. “We still have an underlying opioid epidemic that has been exacerbated by the covid outbreak.”
Area residents, leaders to testify on the impact of the opioid crisis
The purpose of this phase of discovery is to allow the defendants to hear first-hand the impact on public health and the safety of our community.
National Prescription Opiate Litigation
Paul Farrell, Jr. is widely recognized by his peers as a pioneer and authority on the diversion claims directed against the opiate prescription drug manufacturers, distributors and dispensers.
Supply-side economics: the vicious cycle of the opioid epidemic
Supply side economics is premised on the idea that “supply creates it own demand.” This certainly holds true for prescription opioids.
Transparency: The revelation of the ARCOS data.
Our mission in the opioid litigation was to bring transparency to the volume of prescription opiates sold into our communities across the country.
$10 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict
Riggs v. West Virginia University Health
The Tribune: $1.25B West Virginia Opioid Settlement Trial Date Set
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From ABC News: $1.25B West Virginia opioid settlement trial date set
West Virginia communities seeking a $1.25 billion settlement with the opioid industry are set to go on trial against the companies in late August
KOB4 Eyewitness News: $1.25B West Virginia Opioid Settlement Trial Date Set
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