Opiod Trial is Moved to May

A federal judge in West Virginia has set a new trial date in a lawsuit filed by the city of Huntington and Cabell County over the opioid crisis. U.S. District Judge David Faber set May 3 as the new trial date. The trial had been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit accuses drug distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson of fueling the local opioid epidemic.