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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Federal Court

Dunbar hit with fourth police brutality lawsuit

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Another man says he was the victim of excessive force at the hands of members of the Dunbar Police Department.
State Supreme Court

SSAC victorious in football playoff legal battle

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has sided with the governing body that oversees high school athletics to allow it to proceed with the prep football playoffs already delayed a week because of legal action.
State Court

WV NAACP says state agencies not collecting required juvenile justice data

By Chris Dickerson |
State AG

Morrisey joins other AGs demanding end to political prosecutions of Trump

By Chris Dickerson |
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a 23-state coalition in demanding Special Counsel Jack Smith, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis immediately end their political prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump.
State Court

Three additional lawsuits filed against Cross Lanes daycare center

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Three more lawsuits have been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center for the abuse and mistreatment students.
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(Phoenix, AZ – July 24, 2024) TOPDOG Legal Marketing, LLC, a company founded in West Virginia (WV) as TwoDogBlog, has been named by the Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest (BBB) as a finalist for the 2024 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics, sponsored by Desert Financial Credit Union.

TOPDOG Legal Marketing partners with the State Bar of Arizona

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State Court

Another lawsuit filed against Cross Lanes daycare center

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – An additional lawsuit has been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center for the abuse and mistreatment students.
State Court

Mingo County woman sues after witnessing son's death along U.S. 119

By Chris Dickerson |
WILLIAMSON – The mother of a high school senior has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the woman who struck and killed the young man this summer.
State Court

Mother says substitute teacher groped, sexually harassed fourth-grade daughter

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman says her daughter was groped and otherwise sexually assaulted by a substitute teacher with a history of inappropriate sexual behavior.
Federal Court

Former fraternity chef says he was fired following kitchen accident

By Chris Dickerson |
CLARKSBURG – A former chef for a West Virginia University fraternity has sued his parent company accusing it of disability discrimination after a kitchen injury.
Federal Court

Morrisey leads coalition supports opt-out rights for parents regarding school books

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading a 25-state brief in support of parental rights in a U.S. Supreme Court case.
State Court

Middle schooler says basketball coach sexually abused him

By Chris Dickerson |
PARKERSBURG – A suspended Wood County teacher and coach has been sued for sexual abuse of one of his middle school basketball players.
State AG

Morrisey part of coalition asking Congress to protect AM radio access

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a multistate coalition urging Congress to pass the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2024.
State Court

Estate blames EMS workers for woman's death

By Chris Dickerson |
WINFIELD – The estate of a Putnam County woman blames EMS workers for her death.
State Court

Plaintiff alleges fraudulent business practices against Mountaineer Insurance Group

By West Virginia Record |
A woman has filed a lawsuit against Mountaineer Insurance Group alleging fraudulent business practices in connection with a $320,000 purchase agreement gone awry.

WV NAACP says state agencies not collecting required juvenile justice data

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia State Conference of the NAACP says some state government agencies have failed to collect data regarding juveniles and the justice system as required.

Three additional lawsuits filed against Cross Lanes daycare center

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Three more lawsuits have been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center for the abuse and mistreatment students.

Parents say school employees abused special needs daughter

By Chris Dickerson |
FAYETTEVILLE – The parents of a special needs student say a school aide physically and verbally abused their nine-year-old daughter, including frequently rubbing her own and other saliva in her face.

Three more lawsuits filed against Cross Lanes daycare center

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Three more lawsuits have been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center for the abuse and mistreatment students.

Cross Lanes daycare named in five more abuse lawsuits

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Five more lawsuits have been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center for the abuse and mistreatment students.

Dunbar hit with fourth police brutality lawsuit

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Another man says he was the victim of excessive force at the hands of members of the Dunbar Police Department.

Former Clarksburg employee says city owes him for OT, comp time

By Chris Dickerson |
CLARKSBURG – A former Clarksburg city employee says he wasn’t paid for hundreds of hours of overtime and comp time.

Federal judge dismisses whistleblower suit for lack of detail

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit after he says a former Thomas Memorial Hospital nurse’s complaint didn’t adequately detail the allegations of fraud.

Trump lawyer argues for W.Va. consumers at Fourth Circuit

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Three West Virginia residents had some big legal shoes arguing on their behalf last week in federal appeals court.

Former WVU professor files age discrimination, retaliation lawsuit

By Chris Dickerson |
CLARKSBURG – A former WVU professor says he was a victim of wrongful termination, age discrimination and retaliation.

Morrisey hails U.S. Supreme Court move to allow Virginia purge of voter rolls

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – The U.S. Supreme Court says Virginia can revive its effort to remove potential non-citizens from voters rolls ahead of next week’s general election.

SSAC victorious in football playoff legal battle

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has sided with the governing body that oversees high school athletics to allow it to proceed with the prep football playoffs already delayed a week because of legal action.

Morrisey joins other AGs demanding end to political prosecutions of Trump

By Chris Dickerson |
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a 23-state coalition in demanding Special Counsel Jack Smith, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis immediately end their political prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump.

Judge says Parkways Authority followed law in implementing new toll rates

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha Circuit Judge has denied the requests of the House of Delegates’ Majority Whip challenging the Parkways’ Authority’s implementation of a new toll rate schedule.

House resolution aims to 'not recognize an illegitimate presidential election'

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – Some Republican House of Delegates members have introduced a resolution that would ensure former President Donald Trump would be recognized as the winner of the 2024 presidential election.

JIC admonishes Wood Co. family court judge over social media posts

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – The state Judicial Investigation Commission has publicly admonished a Wood County family court judge for posts he made on social media.

DECISION 2024: Republican stranglehold on WV politics continues

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – As expected, a red wave of Republican victory again rolled over West Virginia on election night. Donald Trump, Jim Justice and Patrick Morrisey scored Mountain State victories in their campaigns for president, U.S. Senate and governor