'Gateway Effect' Is Instant Flashpoint In Opioid MDL's 1st Trial

By Jeff Overley · May 4, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT

West Virginia communities moved forcefully Tuesday to show that prescription opioids have been a "gateway" leading Americans on deadly paths to heroin and illicit fentanyl, escalating a crucial and controversial debate...

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Case Information

Case Title

City of Huntington, West Virginia et al v. AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation et al

Case Number

3:17-cv-01362

Court

West Virginia Southern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

January 24, 2020


Case Title

Cabell County Commission v. AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation et al

Case Number

3:17-cv-01665

Court

West Virginia Southern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

January 24, 2020


Case Title

In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

Case Number

1:17-md-02804

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

P.I.: Other

Date Filed

November 04, 2022