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CHARLESTON – The landmark federal trial against drug distributors McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health over their role in the opioid epidemic began May 3 in Charleston. During Mondays opening arguments for the bench trial at the federal courthouse, attorneys for the plaintiffs – the City of Huntington and the Cabell County Commission – told Senior U.S. District Judge David A. Faber they plan to put forth records and testimony showing the drug distributors knew their role in the...

CHARLESTON – The landmark federal trial against drug distributors McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health over their role in the opioid epidemic began May 3 in Charleston. During Mondays opening arguments for the bench trial at the federal courthouse, attorneys for the plaintiffs – the City of Huntington and the Cabell County Commission – told Senior U.S. District Judge David A. Faber they plan to put forth records and testimony showing the drug distributors knew their role in the...

CHARLESTON – As the trial date looms next week, a federal judge again has denied motions for summary judgment from the defendant opioid distributors. On April 28, Senior U.S. District Judge David A. Faber denied a motion for summary judgment regarding nuisance filed by the defendant companies AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson. He also denied their motion for summary judgment on proximate causation grounds and McKessons motion for dismissal on derivative sovereign immunity ground...

CHARLESTON – As the trial date looms next week, a federal judge again has denied motions for summary judgment from the defendant opioid distributors. On April 29, Senior U.S. District Judge David A. Faber denied a motion for summary judgment on the grounds that the plaintiff municipalities cant prove the "fault" element of their public nuisance claim. That motion had been filed by the defendant companies AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson. The plaintiffs are the Cabell County Com...

CHARLESTON – As the trial date looms next week, a federal judge again has denied motions for summary judgment from the defendant opioid distributors. On April 29, Senior U.S. District Judge David A. Faber denied a motion for summary judgment on the grounds that the plaintiff municipalities cant prove the "fault" element of their public nuisance claim. That motion had been filed by the defendant companies AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson. The plaintiffs are the Cabell County Com...

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Drama Team, ITV Studios, HOT Start Production on Jerusalem - NATPE Roundup Jamie Lang, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Catching up on news from and beyond NATPE Miami, ITV Studios and HOT begin shooting on “Jerusalem,” while Disney Plus starts production on its first originals in Spain and Argentina, Newen ropes its French production companies together as Newen France, Beyond Rights sells 250 hours of content in Spain and Portugal and Onza Distribution gets the global rights to new Spanis...

Earth Emergency Enlists Richard Gere, Greta Thunberg, Dalai Lama to Explain Climate Feedback Loops - Global Bulletin Jamie Lang, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail In today’s Global Bulletin, West One International will distribute climate doc “Earth Emergency,” Cheng Cheng Films gets “A First Farewell” for North America, Discovery U.K. commissions a docuseries on the Children of God cult, Drama Team’s “Jerusalem” goes into production, the British Independent Film Awards announce ...