Consumer Credit and Protection Act News

West Virginia Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers Scheduled for April 2022 Trial

A lawsuit filed by the state of West Virginia accusing several drug manufacturers of misrepresenting the risks of their painkilling drugs will go to trial next April, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Thursday. The Mass Litigation Panel, a group of …

W. Virginia High Court Nixes AG Consumer Protection Claim in Catholic Church Suit

West Virginia’s attorney general cannot use a consumer protection law to sue a Roman Catholic diocese over sexual abuse allegations, the state’s high court said Monday. The West Virginia Supreme Court issued its opinion in response to a lawsuit the …