Mealey's (June 30, 2021, 9:43 AM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on June 11 said the state’s 2015 comparative fault statute does not apply to opioid public nuisance claims by the state, cities, counties and hospitals but said the state’s Mass Litigation Panel erred by not safeguarding the right of opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies to try issues common to the public nuisance claims by a jury....