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Opioid Litigation in 2025: A New Chapter in the Fight for Justice
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.America’s opioid crisis continues to cast a long shadow as we enter 2025, but a new chapter in the fight for justice is unfolding. Recent changes in opioid lawsuits are making a difference. These changes bring new challenges but also new chances to hold companies accountable and help communities heal. Here are some of the […]
TikTok in the Crosshairs: Multi-State Legal Challenge Alleges Damage to Children’s Mental Health
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.In recent years, TikTok has surged in popularity, becoming a primary source of entertainment and communication for millions of youths worldwide. However, as its user base expands, a concerning narrative has emerged, one that highlights the adverse effects of TikTok on children’s mental health. Recently, fourteen state attorneys general filed individual lawsuits against the platform, […]
Second class action filed in response to natural gas outage
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.A second potential class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of about 1,100 Charleston-area customers who lost natural gas service over the weekend. The plaintiffs in this case – Thomas Tolliver and Bailes Glass Co. – filed their complaint November 15 in Kanawha Circuit Court against West Virginia-American Water Company and Mountaineer Gas Company. […]
Judge rules candidate ineligible in competitive GOP Senate primary
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.A judge has ruled a candidate in a competitive GOP Senate race is ineligible because she just recently moved back to West Virginia after many years out of state. Kanawha Circuit Judge Duke Bloom issued the ruling this afternoon, declaring that political newcomer Andrea Kiessling, a 35-year-old living in Spencer, is ineligible. The judge based […]
Ousted GOP Chair Cornelius Prevails In Court
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.Nearly three years after being removed from his positions, Rob Cornelius, the former chairman and elected member of the Wood County Republican Executive Committee, got his day in court Thursday. Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Joanna Tabit ruled Thursday in favor of Cornelius after he filed suit over his removal from the Wood County Republican […]
Opioid trial finally starts next week, with Gupta’s testimony still being debated
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.All eyes are on the city of Huntington and Cabell County after a landmark trial, the first of its kind, started Monday in Charleston in a case the government filed against drug distributors they accuse of helping to fuel the drug epidemic. The lawsuits, filed in March 2017, allege that AmerisourceBergen Drug Co., Cardinal Health […]
Huntington, Cabell County trial against distributors begins
/by Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.A landmark federal trial about how a flood of prescription pills affected West Virginia communities will start next week. “I’ll see everybody Monday,” U.S. District Judge David Faber told lawyers on all sides at the end of a status hearing today. Faber will be presiding over a bench trial about how much wholesalers McKesson, Cardinal […]