In Closing Arguments, Distributors Argue The Number Of Pills They Sent To Cabell County Wasn t Unreasonable wvpublic.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wvpublic.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Paul T. Farrell Jr., an attorney representing plaintiffs in a lawsuit against three major U.S. drug distributors, speaks to reporters Wednesday, July 28, 2021, outside the federal courthouse in Charleston. Attorneys finished giving closing arguments in the case brought by Cabell County and the city of Huntington accusing AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson of creating a public nuisance by distributing 81 million pills over eight years.
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West Virginia Lawsuit Over Opioids Reaches Closing Arguments insurancejournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from insurancejournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, right, arrives Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston with City Manager Hank Dial, left, and City Attorney Scott Damron. The three were there to attend closing arguments of the trial in which Huntington and Cabell County have accused drug distributors of being the main contributors to the opioid epidemic that has devastated the city and county.
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Closing arguments held in West Virginia lawsuit over opioids
By JOHN RABYJuly 27, 2021 GMT
FILE - In this May 3, 2021, file photo, Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, left, and lawyer Rusty Webb enter the Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse in Charleston, W.Va., for the start of a trial in an opioid lawsuit filed by Cabell County and the city of Huntington against major drug distributors. Closing arguments in the trial began Tuesday, July 27. (Kenny Kemp/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)
FILE - In this May 3, 2021, file photo, Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, left, and lawyer Rusty Webb enter the Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse in Charleston, W.Va., for the start of a trial in an opioid lawsuit filed by Cabell County and the city of Huntington against major drug distributors. Closing arguments in the trial began Tuesday, July 27. (Kenny Kemp/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)