State Supreme Court Category Archives: State Supreme Court

Justices to hear Huntington residency case

CHARLESTON – Huntington Mayor David Felinton will defend his right to fire city employees who don’t live in the city when the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals hears oral arguments Sept. 3. Felinton seeks to reverse Cabell Circuit Judge … Read More »

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MPLA a ‘monster,’ Starcher writes

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Starcher

CHARLESTON – Though the state Supreme Court was correct in remanding a malpractice case from Mason County back to the circuit court, one of the justices said the piece of reform legislation that gave rise the suit has become a Frankenstein “monster.”
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Wheeling attorney faces suspension for using felon to collect debts

CHARLESTON – The state Bar is seeking the suspension of an Ohio County attorney’s license for allegedly asking a known felon to obtain a “throw away” gun, and use it in conjunction with collecting debts from former clients. Among the … Read More »

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Firm’s W.Va. saga sandwiched by tobacco

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Levin

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The past and future of a prominent Pensacola, Fla., plaintiffs firm may be tied to litigation against large tobacco companies, but its present is in a small town in West Virginia.
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Walker endorsed by conservative group

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CHARLESTON — WVFF PAC, the political action committee of the West Virginia Family Foundation, has announced its sole endorsement of Beth Walker for Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
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Walker endorsed by NRA-PVF

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Walker

CHARLESTON -– NRA-PVF, the political action committee of the National Rifle Association of America, has announced its sole endorsement of Beth Walker for Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
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Supreme Court candidates already on campaign trail

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Walker

CHARLESTON – It’s about three months before the November general election, but the three candidates for seats on the state Supreme Court all already are keeping the roads hot. Read More »

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Manchin: Plaintiffs’ lawyers missing the point

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Manchin

CHARLESTON – Gov. Joe Manchin says a group of plaintiffs lawyers should actually read his office’s legal arguments before criticizing his contact with industrial giant DuPont.
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Justice Albright progressing daily after surgery

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Albright

CHARLESTON -– State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Albright continues to recover from surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian, according to West Virginia Supreme Court Information Services Director Jennifer Bundy.
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Gov. Manchin a ‘puppet’ of DuPont’s, attorney says

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CHARLESTON – Industrial giant DuPont used Gov. Joe Manchin’s office to skirt limitations concerning its appeal of a $382 million jury verdict, attorneys who sued the company said Wednesday.
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State legal community mourns Justice Miller

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Miller

CHARLESTON – Former state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Miller was the epitome of what a judge should be, many members of the legal community said. Read More »

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Case that split judge, jury also splits Supreme Court

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Benjamin

CHARLESTON – In a case that drove Raleigh County jurors and Circuit Judge Robert Burnside in opposite decisions, three Justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals sided with the jury and two sided with the judge.
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ABA: W. Va. case has chance to provide landmark ruling

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Benjamin

WASHINGTON, D.C. — State Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin’s controversial decision not to recuse himself from the appeal of a supporter should serve as a guideline for future similar issues, the American Bar Association says.
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