The phrase “quid pro quo” has been bandied about lately, what with Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives charging that President Trump offered one to the president of Ukraine. Trump, they claim, promised substantial foreign aid in return for the promise of an investigation into the possibly corrupt activities of Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, while “serving” on the board of a Ukrainian gas company.
National retailer Big Lots Stores, Inc., will pay $100,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a 10-state coalition in filing comments on a move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to replace what he calls a job-killing oil and natural gas rule.
CHARLESTON – Some members of the West Virginia House of Delegates are upset by some stereotypical depictions of the Mountain State in a new film triggered by the leaking of alleged cancer-causing chemicals in Wood County. Those stereotypes include one image of a young girl on a bicycle with “blackened, rotting teeth.”
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a coalition of 44 attorneys general in urging Congress to support the expansion of specialized court services for military veterans.
CHARLESTON – A member of the House of Delegates says he is shocked by the state Department of Health and Human Resources’ decision to choose a Washington, D.C., law firm to handle a federal class action lawsuit regarding the state’s foster care system.
WHEELING – The Ohio County Board of Education has settled claims with a man who had blamed the school system for years of sexual assault by a former teacher with whom he had children.
PARKERSBURG – DuPont executives say a new movie doesn’t accurately tell the full story about the chemicals that allegedly leaked into waterways around Parkersburg from one of its plants.
HUNTINGTON — The next lecture in Marshall University's Amicus Curiae Lecture Series is scheduled for Nov. 12, where Judge David J. Barron will speak at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall.
WASHINGTON – A Washington, D.C., attorney claims the state Office of Disciplinary Counsel has no jurisdiction over his work despite a complaint having been filed against him.
WASHINGTON – For as long as our great nation has existed, newspapers have been part of the fabric that strengthens our democracy and makes our communities stronger.
Alonzo Washington was recently appointed by The Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) to serve as Vice-Chair of both the Products Liability Section and Trial Tactics, Practice and Procedures Section for the 2019-2020 year commencing October 1, 2019.
CLEVELAND — An amended complaint was filed in opioid litigation by the city of Huntington and the Cabell County Commission this week in multidistrict litigation against opioid manufacturers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – West Virginia ranks 45th in the nation for lawsuit climate, according to a new survey released by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. The survey, released Sept. 18, shows the Mountain State in the same spot it was in the last survey from 2017.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A hospice care organization that used to be associated with a West Virginia-based organization agreed to pay $3.1 million to resolve claims that it wrongfully billed Medicare claims.
HUNTINGTON — Marshall University's Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy will begin Sept. 11 with a lecture by author Richard Brookhiser.
