May 15th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

The settlement of an antitrust lawsuit is bringing some money to local West Virginia counties. West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey said the state filed the lawsuit against pharmaceutical company Pfizer for conspiring to delay the release of a cheaper generic version of the cholesterol drug Lipitor. Hampshire and Mineral Counties will each receive $30,000 from the settlement to reimburse healthcare costs incurred from purchasing name-brand Lipitor.