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Granville opioid suit among 1,400 in Ohio federal court

MORGANTOWN — The town of Granville is one among more than 1,400 towns, cities, counties and hospital systems across the country suing the opioid industry for damages in response to the national opioid epidemic. Granville filed its case in March 2018 and on April 12 this year added 41 new defendants. All the cases, known collectively as National Prescription Opiate Litigation, are before a single judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Granville’s original suit, filed in the Southern District of West Virginia and transferred to the Ohio court, ...

WVU Medicine, Mon Health join WV-KY hospitals’ suit against opioid industry

MORGANTOWN — Mon Health System and WVU Health System have joined with hospitals across West Virginia and Kentucky to sue opioid manufacturers, wholesale distributors and pharmacies to seek redress for the damages done by the opioid epidemic. The 27 West Virginia hospitals and 10 Kentucky hospitals filed suit Tuesday in Marshall County Circuit Court against 55 defendants. Mon Health comprises three hospitals: Mon Health Medical Center, Preston Memorial and Jackson Memorial. WVU Health System comprises nine: Ruby and Children’s jointly under WVU Hospitals, Camden-Clark, Charles ...

Wendell looking to serve a second term for city’s 7th Ward

MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council’s 7th Ward representative, Barry Wendell, said he’s pleased with the progress the city has made in the last two years and he’s hopeful voters will support him when they go to the polls on April 30. Wendell is alone on the ballot in the 7th Ward, ...

Gas leak forces evacuation at Maple, Donahue drives

MORGANTOWN — More than a dozen businesses, several homes and an apartment complex were evacuated after a gas line at a construction site at the intersection of Maple Drive and Apple Lane was ruptured on Monday afternoon. The break was caused by a third party contractor, Dominion Energy ...

Pennsylvania man charged with 14 felonies in Preston County

KINGWOOD — West Virginia State Police have charged a Pennsylvania man with14 felonies after they say they found forged driver’s licenses from other states in his car. Ray Roberto Carrion-Susana, 35, of Wilkes Barre, is charged with seven counts of forging a public record and seven counts ...

Morgantown baseball blows lead in 9th inning, loses to Steubenville 8-7

MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown High baseball team held a 5-1 lead heading into the final inning before Steubenville rallied to score seven runs — clinching the 8-7 win. The Mohigans scored two runs in the bottom of the last inning, but couldn’t muster enough to complete the ...