Cabell County Commission v. AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation et al

  1. March 18, 2021

    Opioid Distributors Argue 'Nuisance' Trial Theory Is Nonstarter

    Opioid distributors fighting to end an upcoming bellwether trial before it starts told a West Virginia federal judge Thursday that the "public nuisance" claim anchoring the case doesn't actually apply.

  2. January 06, 2021

    W.Va. Opioid Distributor Bellwether Trial Set For May

    A West Virginia federal judge on Wednesday set a May trial date for the three major drug distributors over claims they fueled the opioid crisis, waving away their protestations that the coronavirus vaccine rollout has been troublingly slow and saying it's time to "get some closure."

  3. January 03, 2021

    2021 Trials To Watch As Litigants Return To Court — Hopefully

    After a year in which the coronavirus pandemic swiped numerous important trials off the table, 2021 is widely hoped to bring broad vaccine availability and a return to the courtroom for many who have been awaiting their days in court.

  4. December 03, 2020

    W.Va. Opioid Bellwether Delayed By Virus Concerns

    A West Virginia federal court on Thursday delayed a planned January opioid trial after the three major U.S. drug distributors argued the worsening coronavirus pandemic made it too dangerous, but the judge hinted the rescheduled trial could be partially remote.

  5. November 09, 2020

    McKesson Says Ex-Exec's Opioid Guilty Plea Is Inadmissible

    McKesson Corp., one of the companies at the center of national litigation over the opioid crisis, is looking to block the details of its former director of regulatory affairs' guilty plea from its upcoming trial against two West Virginia local governments, telling a West Virginia federal court that the information is hearsay and doesn't qualify for an exception under federal regulations.

  6. November 02, 2020

    W.Va. Gov'ts Rip Bid To Block Opioid Victims' Testimony

    Two West Virginia governments set to bring one of the first trials in nationwide opioid-crisis litigation are criticizing opioid distributors' bid to exclude testimony by people who have suffered from the crisis.

  7. October 09, 2020

    Opioid MDL Bellwether Trial Delayed Amid COVID-19 Fears

    Amid coronavirus concerns, a West Virginia federal judge on Friday postponed an eagerly awaited bellwether trial in multidistrict opioid litigation shortly before its scheduled start, adding to a series of recent setbacks for local governments that blame drug companies for rampant addiction.

  8. October 08, 2020

    Pandemic Can't Delay Landmark Opioid Trial, Judge Told

    The first bellwether trial in multidistrict opioid litigation must start this month because an epidemic of painkiller addiction is just as deadly as the coronavirus pandemic, and drug companies are exaggerating the virus threat, local governments told a West Virginia judge late Thursday.

  9. October 05, 2020

    Drug Distributors Fear 'Super-Spreader' Trial In Opioid MDL

    Major drug distributors on Monday asked a West Virginia federal judge to delay an imminent bellwether trial in multidistrict opioid litigation by warning of a coronavirus "super-spreader" outbreak, while in Ohio a federal judge postponed another bellwether trial in the MDL because of COVID-19 concerns.

  10. August 06, 2020

    DEA Beats Discovery Subpoenas In Opioid MDL Bellwether

    The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration doesn't have to respond to subpoenas by cities and drug distributors in West Virginia's opioid multidistrict litigation bellwether that sought more information about the agency's knowledge of prescription drug trafficking, a federal judge has ruled.