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Veteran law enforcement officer says he was targeted for termination
WELLSBURG – Brooke County’s former chief deputy has sued the county and the sheriff claiming he was targeted for termination and was a victim of religious discrimination.
Jefferson deputies sue county over pay issues
CHARLES TOWN – Thirty current and former Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies have sued the county commission over alleged pay issues.
Morrisey, other GOP AGs file brief opposing federal court gag order on Trump
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading an amicus brief to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit opposing a federal court’s gag order on former President Donald Trump in his federal election subversion case.
Class action filed in response to lost natural gas service on Charleston's West Side
CHARLESTON – A potential class action lawsuit has been filed in response to about 1,100 Charleston-area customers losing natural gas service over the weekend.
Brooke deputies accuse county of pay issues, discrimination, retaliation
WELLSBURG – Seventeen current and former Brooke County sheriff’s deputies have sued the county commission over issues involving pay, discrimination and retaliation.
Justice family, businesses file $1B lawsuit against Virginia bank
BECKLEY – Gov. Jim Justice, his wife, his son and 15 Justice family companies have filed a federal lawsuit against a Virginia-based bank and its board for more than $1 billion in damages.
Manchin says he's not running for U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON – Joe Manchin says he won’t seek re-election to the U.S. Senate next year.
Abortion pill company appeals ruling to 4th Circuit
HUNTINGTON – The manufacturer of the nation’s only generic abortion pill has filed a federal appeal in its case fighting West Virginia’s abortion ban.
Estate says CAMC negligence led to 29-year-old woman's death
CHARLESTON – The estate of woman accuses Charleston Area Medical Center of negligence resulting in her death.
Supreme Court remands Morgantown firefighter pay dispute back to circuit court
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has remanded a pay dispute case between Morgantown firefighters and the city back to circuit court.
Former W.Va. State library director accuses school of racial discrimination
CHARLESTON – The former library director for West Virginia State University says she was a victim of racial discrimination.
Class action targets CAMC rule of automatically deducting 30 minutes for meal breaks
CHARLESTON – A potential class action lawsuit accuses Charleston Area Medical Center of not paying employees for all hours worked because it automatically deducts 30 minutes a day for meal breaks.
Federal judge dismisses final count in W.Va. case about abortion pill
HUNTINGTON – The final count in a chemical abortion drug manufacturer’s challenge to West Virginia laws that bar prescribing the drug via telehealth has been dismissed.
Foundation to distribute opioid settlement funds has first meeting
CHARLESTON – The group in charge of distributing nearly $1 billion in opioid settlement funds met for the first time November 6.
Judge rules in favor of landlord in power plant lease dispute
FAIRMONT – A business court judge has ruled in favor of Horizon Ventures of West Virginia in a long-running case regarding the lease of a Marion County power plant.
Cabell school board settles case about in-school church revival
HUNTINGTON – Four families have settled a lawsuit against the Cabell County Board of Education after it agreed to change a policy to ensure religious freedom of students.
State Supreme Court orders retiring family court judge to pay for ethics investigation
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has ordered a retiring Eastern Panhandle family court judge pay more than $3,500 for the investigation into his violation of three rules of the Code of Judicial Conduct.
Nurse accuses Huntington mental hospital of age discrimination
HUNTINGTON – A former registered nurse at Mildred Mitchell Bateman Hospital says she was wrongfully suspended and a victim of age discrimination.
Woman says she sustained needlestick injury at hospital
HUNTINGTON – A Cabell County woman says she sustained a needlestick injury at a Huntington hospital.
Company says former employee refuses to return equipment
CHARLESTON – An electrical company has sued a former employee, claiming he still possesses property that belongs to the company.