U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia Beckley Division
Recent News About U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia Beckley Division
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Disabled veteran accuses conservation group of discrimination
BECKLEY — A disabled veteran from Putnam County is suing a conservation group, alleging disability discrimination, invasion of privacy and violation of the Family Medical Leave Act. -
Federal judge awards woman maximum amount under medical malpractice laws
BECKLEY – U.S District Judge Irene C. Berger has awarded a then 24-year-old woman the maximum amount permitted under West Virginia’s medical malpractice laws after she underwent a hysterectomy after the birth of her only child in 2013. -
Employee alleges convenience store operators failed to pay overtime
BECKLEY — A Monroe County woman is suing a Greenbrier County convenience store, alleging failure to pay proper overtime wages. -
Automotive service providers claim defamation
BECKLEY — Automotive service providers are suing First Community Bank and First Community Bancshares Inc., joint venture companies, citing alleged negligence, defamation and slander. -
AutoZone wants to move wrongful termination suit to federal court
BECKLEY – Retailer AutoZone Inc. says a former employee’s retaliatory discharge case should be tried in federal court, rather than state court, where it was originally filed. -
Wal-Mart seeks to move libel case to federal court
BECKLEY — Wal-Mart wants a slander and libel case against the company to be heard in federal court. -
Disabled woman accuses federal prison where she worked of discrimination
BECKLEY — A Raleigh County couple is suing the United States of America, claiming the federal prison where the wife worked created a hostile environment based on her disability.