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Lawsuit Seeks to Remove Kentucky AG Candidate from Ballot
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A lawsuit is alleging the Republican nominee for Kentucky attorney general has not been a practicing attorney long enough to serve. The suit filed in Jefferson… Read More
‘Blood Money?’ Purdue Settlement Would Rely on Opioid Sales
The tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would raise money to help clean up the opioid mess by … selling more OxyContin. That would amount to blood money,… Read More
W.Va. Agency Asks to Deny Workers Time off for Grievance Hearing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – An attorney for the West Virginia Division of Highways has asked for permission to deny paid time off for employees who plan to attend an upcoming… Read More
Woman Charged in Fatal Shootings Loses Some Jail Privileges
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) – A woman charged in the fatal shootings of eight people in Ohio has lost jail phone and mail privileges after a judge determined she violated a… Read More
Husband-Wife Researchers Charged With Stealing Trade Secrets
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Federal authorities have announced trade secret theft charges against husband-and-wife researchers who worked for 10 years at an Ohio children’s hospital research institute. A grand jury… Read More
Other Opioid Claims Move Ahead Amid Bankruptcy
The lead lawyers for local governments suing drug companies over the opioid crisis say the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy filing won’t stop a trial scheduled for next month against… Read More
W.Va. Man Caught With $25K of Heroin Sues Over Seizure of Home
OAK HILL, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia man whose house and car were seized after deputies found $25,000 worth of heroin in an illegal search is now suing the… Read More
Young Mom Sentenced to 3 Years of Probation for Corpse Abuse
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — A young Ohio woman acquitted of killing her newborn but convicted of corpse abuse has been sentenced to three years’ probation. The sentence handed down Friday… Read More
Bond Set at $1M on Murder Charges for Gymnast’s Brother
CLEVELAND (AP) — The brother of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in a shooting that left three men dead at a… Read More
Chaotic Talks Show Challenge of Reaching Opioid Settlement
For months, the judge overseeing national litigation over the opioids crisis urged all sides to reach a settlement that could end thousands of lawsuits filed by state and local governments…. Read More
Young Mom Cleared of Murder Faces Time on Lesser Charge
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — A young Ohio woman cleared of killing her newborn baby still faces up to a year in prison for corpse abuse. A judge plans to sentence… Read More
Judge Refuses to Step Aside from Teacher ‘Sickout’ Case
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s legal team has failed to persuade a judge to step aside from hearing a lawsuit stemming from protests that shut down some… Read More
Nuclear Plants Want Court to Stop Vote on Financial Rescue
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The owner of Ohio’s two nuclear power plants is asking the state Supreme Court to block a proposed statewide vote that aims to overturn a financial… Read More
VA Employee Pleads Guilty to Leaking Ojeda’s Medical Records
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Department of Veterans Affairs employee has pleaded guilty to leaking the medical records of Richard Ojeda as the former Army major was running for Congress…. Read More
Relative to Have no Calls with Suspects in Rhoden Family Massacre
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) – A judge says the mother of a woman charged in a Pike County family’s slaying must stop talking with her jailed daughter and have no phone… Read More
Oberlin College Seeks New Trial After Order to Pay $25M
ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — Oberlin College is seeking a new trial after being ordered to pay $25 million to the owners of a market who accused the Ohio school of… Read More
After Cancer Treatment, Ginsburg Says She’ll Be Ready For High Court’s October Term
“This audience can see that I am alive!” the justice said to a crowd at the National Book Festival on Saturday. Ginsburg underwent three weeks of radiation treatment this month.
Ohio Medical Board Failed To Act On Evidence Of Abuse By Richard Strauss
The Ohio Medical Board had credible evidence of sexual misconduct by longtime Ohio State doctor Richard Strauss in 1996 but didn’t inform law enforcement, a review by a state working… Read More
Former Marshall University Student Appeals Assault Lawsuit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A former Marshall University student has appealed a Title IX lawsuit accusing the school of mishandling her rape case and allowing the man accused in the… Read More
Did Board Properly Handle Investigation of Accused Doctor?
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Officials plan to share findings about whether the State Medical Board properly handled a 1996 investigation involving an Ohio State University team doctor now accused of… Read More
W.Va. Lawsuit: School Official Harassed Trans Teen in Bathroom
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a West Virginia transgender male who said an assistant principal harassed him when he tried to use the… Read More
Several Big Drug Companies Considering Massive Settlements To Resolve Opioid Suits
Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson and other health care giants are discussing potential deals with authorities that could resolve thousands of lawsuits they’re facing over the U.S. opioid epidemic.
Bill Would Give State Authority Over Local Lawsuits Against Drug Makers
The family behind the maker of one of the main drugs blamed for the nation’s opioid crisis has reportedly offered $12 billion to settle a huge federal case in Cleveland. There… Read More
Doctor in Murder Case Gets 2 New Lawyers, June Trial Date
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio doctor charged with 25 counts of murder is now scheduled for trial next June and has two new lawyers, including one known for successfully… Read More
Motion Seeks to Remove Judge From Teacher ‘Sickout’ Lawsuit
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration has asked that a state judge be removed from a lawsuit that challenges the use of Kentucky labor law to obtain… Read More
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