US appeals court overturns West Virginia landmark opioid lawsuit decision

Opioid Distributors Can’t Shake $2.5 Billion Suit After Ruling

The three largest US opioid distributors must face a $2.5 billion lawsuit alleging they helped fuel a public health crisis in parts of West Virginia, after their victory at a trial was thrown out by a federal appeals court.

U.S. appeals court overturns West Virginia landmark opioid lawsuit decision

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark decision in West Virginia that had rejected attempts by an opioid-ravaged...

US appeals court overturns West Virginia landmark opioid lawsuit decision

A federal appeals court has overturned a landmark decision in an opioid lawsuit in West Virginia. A lower court judge had rejected attempts by an opioid-ravaged area to be compensated by U.S. drug distributors for a influx of prescription pain pills.

Appeals court vacates ruling in Huntington-Cabell County opioid case; case still alive for huge victory against Big 3 distributors

Case headed back to lower court after Fourth Circuit says case falls under public nuisance common law and federal controlled substances act.

Huntington and Cabell County opioid lawsuit revived by federal appeals court

A federal appeals court, on Oct. 28, 2025, revived the efforts of the city of Huntington, West Virginia and Cabell County West Virginia to hold the nation’s largest drug distributors responsible for that community's opioid overdose crisis. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a district judge’s ruling that West Virginia’s nuisance law — a central part of the Huntington-Cabell lawsuit — could not be applied to the case. “We hold that …

Huntington mayor celebrates as court reverses ruling on opioid lawsuit

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — The City of Huntington and Cabell County Commission are continuing their fight against opioid distributors after a decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday. In 2017, the two local governments filed an action against AmerisourceBergenDrug Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc. and McKesson Corporation, alleging that the distributors created and perpetuated the opioid epidemic in the area. After years of …