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Federal Appellate Court Allows Public Nuisance Lawsuit Against Opioid Distributors In West Virginia

January 28, 2026

The opioid epidemic in West Virginia continues to have a devastating impact on the health and welfare of communities throughout the state. In fact, it is undisputed in the present appeal that West Virginia is “ground zero” for the opioid epidemic in the United States. Within West Virginia, indiv[...]

$1.9M West Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict

May 22, 2024

On March 8, 2024, a federal West Virginia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1.9 million in favor of a woman who alleged that the untimely diagnosis and treatment of her Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”) while being treated in a West Virginia hospital in March [...]

West Virginia Supreme Court Holds Mishandling Fetal Remains Claim Is Medical Malpractice Claim

August 9, 2023

Underlying Facts Mishandling Fetal Remains Is Medical Malpractice: On May 17, 2018, Angela and Denny Seth Lester (“the Lesters”) presented to Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Women and Children’s Hospital (“CAMC”) where Ms. Lester suffered a stillbirth, after the fetus she was ca[...]

Federal Appellate Court Upholds West Virginia’s Ban On Certain Attorney Advertising

May 20, 2023

West Virginia’s Ban On Certain Attorney Advertising: In its published opinion dated April 27, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) stated: “West Virginia by statute regulates legal advertisements that solicit clients in l[...]

West Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Patient Told His Appendix Was Removed But It Was Not

March 1, 2023

Patient Told His Appendix Was Removed But It Was Not: A West Virginia medical malpractice lawsuit was filed on December 2, 2022 against Charleston Area Medical Center (“CAMC”) in which the plaintiff alleged that he was told that his appendix had been removed when it was not that led to a[...]

Lawsuit Alleges Physician Responsible For Husband's Death

West Virginia Widow’s Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Primary Care Physician Responsible For Husband’s Fatal Heart Attack

November 4, 2022

Lawsuit Alleges Physician Responsible For Husband’s Death: The widow of a 51-year-old attorney who died ten days after suffering a heart attack in front of his wife at home in March 2022 has filed a West Virginia medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit against her husband’s primary ca[...]

Federal Appellate Court Upholds West Virginia’s Ban On Certain Attorney Advertising

September 18, 2022

In its published opinion dated April 27, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) stated: “West Virginia by statute regulates legal advertisements that solicit clients in litigation involving medications or medical devices. The pla[...]

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

Teva And Allergan To Pay $161.5M To Settle West Virginia Opioid Claims

August 16, 2022

Teva Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and its affiliates, (“Teva”) announced on May 25, 2022 that it has reached an agreement with the Attorney General of West Virginia that settles the state’s and its subdivisions opioid-related claims. The sett[...]

Federal Appellate Court Revives West Virginia Loss Of Chance Medical Malpractice Case

July 11, 2022

Court Revives West Virginia Loss Of Chance Medical Malpractice Case: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) stated in its May 3, 2022 published Opinion: “This appeal concerns the “loss of chance” provision of West Virginia’s Medi[...]

$10.8M West Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Baby’s Birth Injury

June 21, 2021

On June 3, 2021, a federal West Virginia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict against Raleigh General Hospital and the United States in the amount of $10.8 million for the hypoxic brain jury suffered by a newborn at a West Virginia hospital which led to cerebral palsy. Source The Underlying[...]

West Virginia Patient Alleges Improper Payments Made To His Doctor To Prescribe IVIG Treatments

January 17, 2021

The plaintiff in a West Virginia class-action lawsuit alleges that she, and putative class members, are individuals who were directed by Felix Brizuela, D.O. (“Brizuela”) to purchase immunogloblin (“IVIG”) from the defendants in Morgantown, West Virginia. IVIG is an intraveno[...]

West Virginia National Guard Says 42 People Wrongly Given Antibody Treatment Instead Of COVID-19 Vaccine

January 2, 2021

The West Virginia National Guard issued a statement on December 31, 2020 stating that it learned on December 30, 2020 that an “error” resulted in 42 people receiving the Regeneron antibody product instead of the Moderna Vaccine. The 42 individuals received the antibody product at a vacci[...]

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Federal Appellate Court Allows Public Nuisance Lawsuit Against Opioid Distributors In West Virginia

$1.9M West Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict

West Virginia Supreme Court Holds Mishandling Fetal Remains Claim Is Medical Malpractice Claim

Federal Appellate Court Upholds West Virginia’s Ban On Certain Attorney Advertising

West Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Patient Told His Appendix Was Removed But It Was Not

West Virginia Widow’s Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Primary Care Physician Responsible For Husband’s Fatal Heart Attack

Federal Appellate Court Upholds West Virginia’s Ban On Certain Attorney Advertising

Teva And Allergan To Pay $161.5M To Settle West Virginia Opioid Claims

Federal Appellate Court Revives West Virginia Loss Of Chance Medical Malpractice Case

$10.8M West Virginia Medical Malpractice Verdict For Baby’s Birth Injury

West Virginia Patient Alleges Improper Payments Made To His Doctor To Prescribe IVIG Treatments

West Virginia National Guard Says 42 People Wrongly Given Antibody Treatment Instead Of COVID-19 Vaccine

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