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CHARLESTON – Cabell County and the City of Huntington will appeal last month’s federal verdict for the nation’s three largest drug distributors.

CHARLESTON – After more than 11 months, a federal judge has ruled in favor of three drug distribution companies, saying their actions did not cause the opioid epidemic in Huntington and Cabell County.

CHARLESTON — A trial involving opioid distributors and several West Virginia cities and counties has been postponed after Monday's decision in another opioid case.

Attorney Paul Farrell Jr. speaks July 28 after the conclusion of the federal opioid trial. | Brittany Hively CHARLESTON – Attorneys for Cardinal Health and McKesson presented closing arguments in hope of convincing U.S. District Judge David Faber the distribution companies should not be held liable for any part in the opioid epidemic.  Faber is overseeing the bellwether federal bench trial where the City of Huntington and Cabell County filed suit against three pharmaceutical distribution companies – AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson – in 2017 seeki...

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 ...