Sager v. Duvert
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In this West Virginia state case, a man alleged doctors caused his opioid addiction through negligent overprescribing. The court found his claim was filed too late under state law and upheld summary judgment for the defendants.

2023 | State Juristiction

Sager v. Duvert

Keywords opioid addiction; overprescribing; West Virginia; medical malpractice; summary judgment; statute of limitations; negligent overprescription; opioid lawsuit; medical negligence; pharmaceutical litigation
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Summary

This West Virginia case involved a medical malpractice claim alleging negligent overprescription of opioids, resulting in the plaintiff's opioid addiction. The court determined the plaintiff's action was time-barred under the applicable statute of limitations, affirming the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants.

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Case Summary

This West Virginia case involved a medical malpractice claim alleging negligent overprescription of opioids, leading to the plaintiff's addiction. The court determined the plaintiff's claim was time-barred under the applicable statute of limitations, affirming the summary judgment granted to the defendant physicians.

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Case Summary

A West Virginia court dismissed a man's lawsuit claiming his doctors negligently caused his opioid addiction by overprescribing medication. The court ruled the lawsuit was filed after the legal deadline, upholding the dismissal.

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A man in West Virginia said his doctors gave him too many opioid pills, which made him addicted. He sued them, but the court said he waited too long to file his lawsuit. So, the doctors won the case.

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895 S.E.2d 76 (2023)

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