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Jury Selection Begins in Opioid Trial Despite Delay Request
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jury selection began Wednesday in the first federal trial over the opioid epidemic despite a last-minute request from lawyers to delay it because of news reports on… Read More
Your Guide To The Massive (And Massively Complex) Opioid Litigation
The largest-ever federal action related to the U.S. opioid crisis is on the cusp of its first trial next week — and it’s complicated. So here’s a brief(ish) explainer breaking it all down.
Judge Will Halt Lawsuits Against Purdue Pharma, Its Owners For 6 Months
A judge will halt lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and its owners for six months in hopes of finalizing a settlement over the OxyContin maker’s role in the national opioid crisis,… Read More
Anti-Nuclear Bailout Group Argues Against Opponent Tactics In Federal Court
Opponents of the nuclear power plant bailout are waiting for a ruling from a federal judge after arguing for more time to circulate referendum petitions to put the law onto… Read More
Appeals Court Rejects Ohio AG’s Attempt To Delay Opioid Trial
A federal appeals court in Cincinnati has rejected Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s request to delay the October 21 start for the huge opioid trial in federal court in Cleveland. Three… Read More
2 Giuliani Associates Arrested On Campaign Finance Violations
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman are associates of President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and reportedly aided Giuliani’s efforts to have Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.
Judge Rejects Suit’s Claim that AG Candidate Isn’t Qualified
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A judge in Louisville has declared the Republican candidate for Kentucky Attorney General has the necessary law credentials to run for that office. Louisville resident Joseph… Read More
W.Va. Family Treatment Courts Draw More than $900K in Grants
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Two grants totaling more than $900,000 are supporting new West Virginia Family Treatment Courts aimed at helping children and parents affected by substance use disorders. The… Read More
Trial Delayed for W.Va. Man Accused of Murder, Dismemberment
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – The trial has been delayed for a man accused of killing a woman and tossing parts of her dismembered body into a West Virginia river. Argie… Read More
More Time Granted in Case of Dayton Shooter’s Friend
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – A federal judge has extended the deadline for the indictment of a man jailed on unrelated charges after the deadly Dayton mass shooting. U.S. Magistrate Michael… Read More
Opioid Makers Latest Legal Woe? A West Virginia Handyman
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A small home improvement company in West Virginia is taking on the nation’s opioid giants in a lawsuit blaming the drug makers for a rise in… Read More
Fired Ohio TV Weatherman Indicted on Child Porn Charges
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A former television weatherman in Ohio has been indicted on charges related to what prosecutors say were downloaded pornographic images depicting children. Franklin County Prosecutor Ron… Read More
Trump Appointee Gorsuch Plays Coy In LGBTQ Employment Rights Case
At issue is whether Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bars sex discrimination, covers gay and transgender workers.
Yost’s Fight To Pause Opioid Lawsuit Continues Despite Latest Settlement
Although Cuyahoga County and Summit County just reached another lawsuit with an opioids manufacturer, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says there’s still time for the court to hear his argument to… Read More
In Opioid Settlement, Johnson & Johnson Agrees To Pay Ohio Counties $20 Million
The agreement removes the drug maker from the list of defendants in an upcoming federal opioid trial and follows an August settlement in Oklahoma in which it agreed to pay $572 million.
Drug Stores Trying to Remove Judge from Opioid Litigation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A group of drug retailers and distributors asked an Ohio federal appeals court Tuesday to disqualify the judge overseeing national opioid litigation after the judge himself… Read More
Ohio Gunman’s Friend Who Bought Body Armor to Remain in Jail
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has upheld a ruling to keep in jail a longtime friend of the Dayton gunman. Authorities have said there’s no indication that Ethan… Read More
Family Treatment Courts to be Unveiled in W.Va.
MADISON, W.Va. (AP) – The first family treatment courts in West Virginia will be unveiled in early October. The state Supreme Court says in a news release that members of… Read More
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Move To Fast-Track Deportations
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said that the move appeared to have violated federal law. She stated that the administration did not follow the correct decision-making procedures.
Lawyer: WV Mother Charged in Fake Abduction Case not Racist
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman charged with concocting a story about an Egyptian man trying to kidnap her daughter isn’t a racist, her lawyer said Thursday. Santana… Read More
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Fatal Ohio Police Shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit against police in Ohio’s capital city over the 2016 shooting of a man by undercover officers. Columbus… Read More
Judge in Opioid Litigation Won’t Remove Himself from Case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The federal judge in Cleveland overseeing national opioid litigation denied the requests Thursday of several drug companies that he remove himself from the case. U.S. District… Read More
Mom of Dead Baby in Well Found Competent for Murder Trial
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) – The mother of a months-old boy found dead in an Ohio well has been found competent for trial on charges including aggravated murder. Jessica Groves and… Read More
Trial Date Set for W.Va. Mom Accused of Fake Abduction Tale
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A trial date has been set for a West Virginia woman accused of falsely reporting that an Egyptian man tried to kidnap her daughter from a… Read More
W.Va. Mom Accused of Fake Abduction Tale to Appear in Court
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A court appearance has been set for a West Virginia woman accused of falsely reporting that an Egyptian man tried to kidnap her daughter from a… Read More
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