Changes in Government Relations reflect expanded role vt.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vt.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
CHARLESTON â With the rest of the country taking a chance to catch its breath after the announcement of a $26 billion settlement with some opioid firms, Huntington and Cabell County are standing firm as they prepare for closing arguments with opioid distributors this week.
The trial surrounds Cabell County and Huntingtonâs allegations that AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp., McKesson and Cardinal Health helped to create and fuel the opioid crisis in the area by pumping a copious amount of pills into the county. The âBig Threeâ â which were three of the four companies to settle nationally â have blamed West Virginiansâ poor health, doctors and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration for the amount of pills.
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Dismissal request looms over opioid trial as defense takes reins loganbanner.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from loganbanner.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
HUNTINGTON â A request to dismiss the case against opioid firms accused of adding fuel to the fire that is the opioid crisis by shipping hundreds of opioid dosages to Cabell County and Huntington will loom over the trial as the defense presents its witnesses.
The evidence shows AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson shipped more than 127 million dosage units of opioids into the county over an eight-year period. Attorneys say a systematic failure of the companiesâ suspicious ordering monitoring system, combined with company executives seeking to make as much profit as possible, led to an unnecessary amount of pills being shipped.