WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3103): * * * In Re: Aflibercept Patent Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Common plaintiff Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Northern District of West Virginia. The litigation consists of six actions, as listed on Schedule A. One action is pending in the Central District of California and five in the Northern D  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Jashawn William Lawson, also known as "Nitty," 23, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting possession with the intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine. Lawson admitted to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and   more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Danielle D. Jones, 35, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine base, also known as "crack." According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 16, 2023, Jones sold quantities of crack and what she thought was heroin for $800 to a confidential informant at her Hun  more