What was the settlement in the Steven Matulis case?
— A Kanawha County judge on Monday approved the final details of a settlement involving a former Charleston doctor accused of sexually abusing patients. Kanawha Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey gave the settlement involving Steven Matulis a final approval with no objections made in the proceedings.
Will Charleston build the largest indoor sports complex in West Virginia?
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Does Charleston need a new multi-sports complex?
“In this sports tourism report it talks about the need here in Charleston, West Virginia, for a multi-sports complex,” said Mayor Goodwin. The new facility will be situated near and around the Charleston Town Center Mall property, leaders announced Wednesday.
What is the class-action lawsuit against Charleston Area Medical Center?
The class-action lawsuit involves nearly 2,500 women that Matulis treated at Charleston Area Medical Center’s endoscopy suite between 2010 and 2016. Both sides agreed on a settlement amount after several days of mediation.
What is the settlement of the West Virginia case?
The settlement brings to an end the case of whether Justice was violating Section 1, Article 7 of the West Virginia Constitution by refusing to live in the Governor’s Mansion on the Capitol grounds or elsewhere in Charleston.
Who signed the settlement in the case of King v. Kanawha?
The settlement was signed by Senior Status Circuit Judge Dan O’Hanlon, who has presided over the case in Kanawha Circuit Court since January, following the death of Kanawha Circuit Judge Charles King Jr., on Dec. 28.
When did Sponaugle settle with the Supreme Court?
On Monday, Sponaugle and Gov. Jim Justice reached a settlement in which Justice agreed to "reside" in Charleston in compliance with an order the Supreme Court handed down in November 2020. He also agreed to pay Sponaugle $65,000 in fees.
How much did Sponaugle pay in the lawsuit?
Additionally, the governor agreed to pay former West Virginia House of Delegates member Isaac Sponaugle, who brought the lawsuit against Justice as a private citizen, $65,000.
When did the Supreme Court hear the Sponaugle case?
The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case in October 2020, when Sponaugle said there is a commonly accepted understanding of what it means when someone says they reside in a certain place, and he wanted the court to establish that understanding as the legal definition of “reside.”
Who dismissed the Sponaugle case?
The justices remanded the case back to Kanawha Circuit Court, but, with the settlement in place, O’Hanlon dismissed the case. Once the Supreme Court issued its ruling in November and Justice’s attorneys reached out to him, there was no point to belabor the case, Sponaugle said.
When did Sponaugle sue Justice?
Sponaugle filed the lawsuit against Justice in August 2018, but King dismissed the case after determining that Sponaugle hadn’t given proper notice to the Governor’s Office about the lawsuit.
The road to the settlement
From 2006 to 2014, 1.1 billion pain pills were supplied to West Virginia alone, with 261 million coming from distributor Cardinal Health, 172 million from McKesson and 169 million from AmerisourceBergen. West Virginia’s current population is about 1.77 million.
How will the money be spent
The settlement money is expected to eventually be placed in the West Virginia First Program, a proposed opioid litigation fund. Announced in February, the fund was created by attorneys for the localities and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.
What the settlement means
While the distributors did not acknowledge responsibility for helping fuel the crisis, the settlement gives West Virginia — a state with a dwindling population and poor economy — a clearer path to help pay for measures to address substance use as the opioid crisis rages.
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