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March 22, 2024   
Health Law Weekly

Fourth Circuit Asks West Virginia High Court to Weigh in on Public Nuisance Issue in Opioid Lawsuit Against Major Distributors

  • March 22, 2024

The Fourth Circuit is asking the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals whether the state’s common law allows a public nuisance claim against the nation’s three largest drug distributors—McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc., and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation—for their alleged roles in fueling the opioid crisis in a hard-hit West Virginia community.

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