AG McCuskey asks judge to dismiss methadone clinic moratorium lawsuit against state of West Virginia

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: April 16, 2026

Words: 573

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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The state of West Virginia is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit brought by a Charleston-based overdose prevention organization over the state’s moratorium on new methadone clinics.

West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey filed a motion Thursday to dismiss Solutions Oriented Addiction Response WV’s lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The organization is represented in the legal challenge by the American Civil Liberties Union of West …

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