A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived the efforts of the city of Huntington and Cabell County 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. Legal Affairs

Huntington, Cabell County argue opioid appeal before WV Supreme Court

By Destiney Dingess ddingess@hdmediallc.com

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“We hold that under West Virginia common law, the conditions resulting from the over-distribution of opioids can constitute a public nuisance,” the 4th Circuit said in a 49-page opinion authored by Senior Judge Barbara Milano Keenan.

The ruling sen

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