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GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs and Gastrointestinal Injuries: West Virginia Patient Rights
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.The pursuit of better health often involves difficult choices and new medical treatments. For many people, recently popularized GLP-1 weight loss drugs—known by brand names like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound—seemed to offer a promising path forward. These medications were widely prescribed for type 2 diabetes and chronic weight management, leading to widespread use. However, […]
AI Voice Cloning Scams: How Deepfake Technology is Targeting West Virginia Consumers
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.The call comes at an odd hour, jarring you from sleep or interrupting dinner. The number is unfamiliar, but the voice on the other end is not. It is your son, your daughter, your grandchild. Their voice is trembling, laced with panic. There has been an accident, they say. They are in trouble, in jail, […]
Appeals Court Sends Cabell/Huntington Opioid Case Back To Judge
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.“At trial, we put an expert on who said the cost of abatement would be in excess of $2 billion,” said Anthony Majestro, counsel for Cabell County in the case. “The irony is that the day after Judge Faber ruled, the opioid distributors, who were the defendants in this case, settled with the rest of […]
Huntington and Cabell County opioid lawsuit revived by federal appeals court
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.In a 49-page ruling, a three-judge appeals panel found that West Virginia’s nuisance law could be applied to the distribution of opioids. A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived the efforts of the city of Huntington and Cabell County to hold the nation’s largest drug distributors responsible for that community’s opioid overdose crisis. The 4th […]
US appeals court overturns West Virginia landmark opioid lawsuit decision
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark decision in West Virginia that had rejected attempts by an opioid-ravaged area to be compensated by U.S. drug distributors for a influx of prescription pain pills into the region. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, ruled that a lower court […]
Mich. PBM Opioid Suit Belongs In State Court, Judge Told
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.Law360 (July 30, 2025, 6:41 PM EDT) — Counsel for the State of Michigan argued Wednesday that a lawsuit accusing pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and OptumRx of fueling the opioid crisis is not subject to federal officer removal and should be sent back to state court. Arguing before U.S. District Judge Shalina D. Kumar, […]
In New Twist, W.Va. Judges Suddenly At Odds In Opioid Suits
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.Law360 (July 25, 2025, 11:47 PM EDT) — A new ruling in West Virginia opioid crisis litigation is revealing sharp divisions among the Mountain State’s federal judges regarding a pivotal legal theory, potentially boosting a Fourth Circuit appeal by beleaguered municipalities aiming to erase a landmark win for drug distributors. Wednesday’s ruling by U.S. District […]
The Insulin Price Crisis: The Nationwide Fight Against PBM Price Fixing
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.Imagine a life-saving drug that costs less than $2 to produce but sells for hundreds of dollars at the pharmacy counter. For insulin—a medication millions of Americans with diabetes depend on daily—that’s the grim reality. Over the past two decades, insulin prices have surged over 1,000%, leaving patients rationing doses, families scrambling to afford treatment, […]