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Williams gives tearful testimony on opioid epidemic effects in Huntington, Cabell County

Huntington Mayor Steve Williams (left) leaves the courthouse with City Communications Director Bryan Chambers and attorney Rusty Webb. | Photo by Brittany Hively CHARLESTON – Wrapping up the plaintiff s case, Huntington Mayor Steve Williams provided emotional testimony detailing his experience in handling the opioid epidemic. “We had individuals saying we were the epicenter of the opioid epidemic and that smacked me in the center,” Williams said during his sometimes tearful June 30 examination by attorney Anne Kearse. “The hardest part of this is dealing with the family members who have lost someone to this and are lost.   In 2017, Cabell County and the City of Huntington sued the three largest pharmaceutical distribution companies – AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson Corp. – claiming the companies were largely responsible for the opioid crisis after the companies shipped more than 81 million hydrocodone and oxycodone pills to the

Expert economist says opioid abatement plan would cost $2.5 billion

shutterstock.com CHARLESTON – An abatement expert says the total cost for such a plan for Cabell County and Huntington to deal with the opioid epidemic would be at least $2.5 billion. On June 28, attorney Anthony Majestro, representing Cabell County, called George A. Barrett, an expert witness in the field of forensic economics. Barrett said he was asked to calculate the value of total cost of an abatement plan being composed by a group of epidemiologists. That cost would include abatement, inflation and interest to find the total cost. Barrett said this calculation was like a lifecare plan and included specific items, unit cost – medical, social work and specifics to occupational wages – and the frequency of use. He also adjusted items for inflation. 

Expert says Huntington/Cabell need more sufficient, longstanding treatment programs

CHARLESTON – Testifying in the bellwether opioid trial, a expert witness on pharmaceutical-related abatement programs said he does not believe Cabell County has sufficient treatment programs to fight the opioid epidemic.   The City of Huntington and Cabell County sued three of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical distribution companies – AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson Corp. – in 2017 claiming the companies are largely responsible for fueling the current opioid epidemic that led the area to lead the nation in prescription opioid related deaths and at one-time being named the “epicenter of the opioid crisis. The federal bench trial, part of a larger national Multi-District Litigation case, resumed June 28 after a weeklong break.

Child welfare expert discusses needs for Opioid Use Disorder exposed children

Defense blames doctor's overprescribing, tries to discredit expert witness report