Quilt Festival Set For September
The 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival will bring quilters from across the state and beyond to the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.
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W.Va. Slated To Receive Millions In $7.4B Settlement With Pharmaceutical Firm
West Virginia is among the 55 states and U.S. territories that has agree to a $7.4 billion settlement with a pharmaceutical giant that manufactured opiates.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPurdue Pharma To Pay W.Va. $55M In Opioid Settlement
Thanks to a settlement with opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma and its owners, West Virginia will receive up to $55 million, said Attorney General J.B. McCuskey Thursday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News$650M Deal Means Firm Won’t Face Prosecution For Encouraging OxyContin Sales
The Justice Department will not prosecute a consulting firm accused of encouraging OxyContin sales in return for $650 million in resolution payments.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSupreme Court Rules OxyContin Makers Eligible For Civil Charges
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a deal Thursday that would have shielded OxyContin makers from lawsuits over their role in the opioid epidemic. Critics say Purdue Pharma knew OxyContin was addictive when they aggressively pushed its sale.
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Judge Gives More Time For Purdue Pharma Settlement Talks
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will get protection from lawsuits for another three weeks, a judge said Wednesday, buying more time to work out a settlement of thousands of legal claims against the company over the toll of opioids.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma To Plead Guilty To 3 Criminal Charges
Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion, Justice Department officials announced Wednesday.
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