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Logan, West Virginia. March 27, 2018- In the heart of West Virginia, which has become “ground zero” in the nation’s opioid crisis, the City of Logan has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers and distributors of opioids responsible for flooding the market with pills spawning a nationwide crisis.

Rusty Webb, a Charleston attorney, will be representing Nitro and other cities and towns in the area against three distributors of opioid drugs. The lawsuit alleges that AmerisourceBergen Drug Co., Cardinal Health Inc., and McKesson Corp. failed to follow state and federal law to prevent the distribution and abuse of prescription pain medication through the state.

CHARLESTON – Charles “Rusty” Webb of the Webb Law Centre has been selected for membership to the 10 Best Attorneys for the State of West Virginia.

Unorthodox treatments for opioid addiction is on the lookout by lawmakers despite lacking a scientific backup for their proposal.

It was back in 2016 that President Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton, 69 to 26 percent in West Virginia. It was in that far-removed year that Gov. Jim Justice outdistanced his Republican opponent, 50 to 42 percent.

CHARLESTON – Three more lawsuits have been filed against the drug distributors who allegedly flooded the state with pain killers and caused the opioid epidemic across the state.

The Mingo County Commission was presented with two additional proposals from attorneys that wish to represent the county in an effort to hold wholesale drug distribution companies accountable for their alleged role in contributing to the opioid drug epidemic in southern W.Va.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Five cities and one county are suing drug distributors for fueling the state’s opioid epidemic.

Both Nicholas County and the City of Montgomery have retained a Charleston law firm to file a lawsuit against three opioid drug distributors.

GRANVILLE, W.Va. – The Town of Granville has hired legal representation for an additional approach at fighting the regions’ opioid problem.