addiction recovery ebulletin lawsuit claims clinics responsible addiction
July 7, 2018 – A Kanawha County lawsuit is alleging HOPE Clinic, four medical professionals and two pharmacies are responsible for one man’s addiction and overdose death. The case, filed June 29 by Inez Lewis, argues Timothy Jason Lewis, of Floyd County, Ky., was prescribed “highly addictive and potentially lethal drugs,” including oxycodone and methadone, with no medical purpose. The following are named as defendants in the suit: Hope Clinic PLLC; Dr. James Blume Jr.; Poca Valu-Rite Inc.; Cross Lanes Family Pharmacy Inc.; Dr. Paul W. Burke Jr.; Dr. Mark A. Clarkson; and Teresa Emerson, a family nurse practitioner.
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