CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey held a news conference Wednesday to brief the media on developments in the state’s ongoing trial involving drug manufacturers Janssen, Teva, and Allergan in Kanawha County Circuit Court.
If you missed the event, you can view it at https://bit.ly/3r7fmGg.
The trial stems from lawsuits filed 2019 in Boone County Circuit Court. The Attorney General alleges the defendants concealed misconduct, mischaracterized and failed to disclose the serious risk of addiction, overstated the benefits of chronic opioid therapy and promoted higher dosage amounts without disclosing inherently greater risks. One lawsuit is against the Janssen family of opioid manufacturers, while the second lawsuit is against the Teva and Allergan family of companies.
The Attorney General alleges the manufacturers’ conduct violated the state’s Consumer Credit and Protection Act and caused a public nuisance. Both lawsuits seek injunctive and equitable relief.
The civil complaints can be read at https://bit.ly/3tO3x9O (Teva) and https://bit.ly/3K2ytbS (Janssen).
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