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AG seeks to intervene in lawsuit to remove Trump from W.Va. ballots
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has asked to intervene in a federal lawsuit that seeks to keep former President Donald J. Trump off the ballot for the 2024 West Virginia Primary and General elections. -
Fellow GOP candidate seeks to keep Trump off W.Va. ballot
CHARLESTON – A Texas man has filed a federal lawsuit to try to keep former President Donald J. Trump from appearing on the 2024 presidential election ballot in West Virginia. -
U.S. EEOC accuses Walmart store manager of sexual harassment, discrimination
CHARLESTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has accused a Walmart store manager of sexual harassment and discrimination. -
Federal court doesn't rule on Gauley Bridge dismissal from police chief sex abuse case for now
CHARLESTON – A federal appeals court has dismissed – for now –an appeal seeking to overturn a lower court’s motion to dismiss a case in which a woman claims the former Gauley Bridge police chief sexually abused her when she was a minor. -
Boone County woman says deputy, Madison officer used excessive force on her
CHARLESTON – A Boone County woman says she was the victim of excessive force by county sheriff’s deputies and the Madison Police Department. -
Federal judge says foster care lawsuit is 'tailor-made' for class action status
CHARLESTON – A federal judge says a federal lawsuit challenging systemic deficiencies in the state’s foster care system is “tailor-made” for class action status. -
Federal judge approves $2 million fatal Dunbar police brutality settlement
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has approved the $2 million settlement in a fatal Dunbar police brutality civil lawsuit with the estate of a man who was killed while in custody. -
Union sues business for ERISA violations
CHARLESTON — A local plumber's union is suing JBus Plumbing Heating and Air for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. -
Wheeling man sues Appalachian Power Company for trespassing
CHARLESTON — A man is suing Appalachian Power Company for trespassing and property damage. -
Federal judge lifts stay in fatal Dunbar police brutality lawsuit
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has lifted a stay in a fatal police brutality civil case involving the City of Dunbar and two of its officers. -
Former employee says CAMC made him choose between COVID vaccine and his job
CHARLESTON – A Hurricane man has sued Charleston Area Medical Center for forcing him to choose between the COVID-19 vaccine and his job. -
Woman sues ATV tour company for negligence
CHARLESTON — A woman is suing Mountaintop ATV Rentals & Tours claiming it was negligent and caused her injuries while she was on a guided tour. -
Three women obtain unpaid wages from business owner with checkered past
CHARLESTON – Three former employees of a drug treatment center have been awarded unpaid wages, saying the owner obtained their services under false pretenses. -
School counselor sues Kanawha school board for First Amendment rights violations
CHARLESTON — A school counselor filed a lawsuit against the Kanawha County Board of Education and its superintendent claiming her First Amendment rights were violated. -
Morrisey wants to take trans athlete case to U.S. Supreme Court
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office is filing an application with the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate the injunction pending appeal in a case challenging West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes. -
Morrisey asks federal judge to deny injunction to halt state abortion law
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has asked a federal court to deny a preliminary injunction sought by parties challenging the state’s abortion law. -
Appeals court grants stay in state transgender athlete ban
RICHMOND, Virginia – A federal appeals court has granted a request to stay a lower court decision in a case challenging West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes. -
AG’s office files motion to intervene in challenge to state’s abortion law
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has filed a motion for the state to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s abortion law. -
Man sues former employer for failing to properly pay wages
CHARLESTON — A man is suing the West Virginia Heating & Plumbing Co. alleging it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to properly pay him. -
Federal judge denies stay in case involving transgender athletes in school sports
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has denied a motion to stay a January opinion ruling that a state law passed in 2021 keeps a transgender student-athlete who was born male from participating in girls’ sports.