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Justice appoints Flanigan, Dixon to vacant judicial seats
CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice has made two appointments to fill vacant judicial seats.
NCAA, states reach settlement in Transfer Eligibility Rule case
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says a proposed consent judgment has been submitted in a lawsuit against the NCAA that challenged its Transfer Eligibility Rule to permanently bar the organization from enforcing the rule.
Six Raleigh Circuit Clerk workers sue county, former clerk for harassment, discrimination
BECKLEY – Six Raleigh Circuit Clerk office employees have filed a civil lawsuit accusing the former clerk of harassment, discrimination, retaliation and violation of the Whistleblower Act.
Oil, gas company accuses Oregon business, Charleston law firm of misconduct
CHARLESTON – A Roane County oil and gas company accuse an Oregon-based company and a Charleston-based law firm of circumventing business and legal rules regarding a subscription agreement. The defendants, however, claim the plaintiffs are trying to re-visit issues already addressed by other courts.
ICA affirms ruling for Humphreys in fee dispute over Monsanto litigation
CHARLESTON – The state Intermediate Court of Appeals has affirmed a state court ruling in a dispute over attorney fees stemming from Monsanto litigation that began 20 years ago.
Morrisey, other AGs join DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster, Live Nation
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is part of a bipartisan coalition of 29 states and the District of Columbia that has joined a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment — owner of Ticketmaster — for alleged antitrust violations.
Huntington recovery facilities accused of defrauding government of millions
HUNTINGTON – Two Huntington drug recovery-related facilities and their owners are accused of bilking the government for millions of dollars with false and fraudulent records related to buying rebated drugs and phony health care service claims.
Northern Panhandle man says new law unfairly taxes oil, gas wells on his property
CHARLESTON – A Northern Panhandle man says a new law will unfairly increase taxes on the oil and gas wells on his property.
Mum's the word (again) on the citizen-only voting amendment
“The people of West Virginia will not have any legitimate faith in the Legislature until they can say this amendment passed. I mean, it’s already passed both houses unanimously. Right now, I don’t know how a voter can trust the Legislature.”
Pharmacist says he was victim of age discrimination
ELKINS – A fired Randolph County pharmacist says he was a victim of age discrimination.
Woman says she was injured while shopping at West Side Kroger
CHARLESTON – A St. Albans woman says she was injured while shopping at the Kroger store on Charleston’s West Side.
UMWA court filing challenges EPA’s new carbon emissions standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United Mine Workers of America has filed a petition for review in federal court regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently implemented carbon emission standards for coal-fired power plants.
Putnam Circuit Judge Reeder to become U.S. Magistrate Judge
HUNTINGTON – A Putnam County judge has been named a new U.S. Magistrate Judge.
Citing current suspension, Supreme Court refuses to further discipline Fayetteville attorney
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has refused to grant an emergency petition seeking the immediate and indefinite suspension of a Fayette County attorney who brandished a gun outside an ice cream parlor.
Federal judge allows some NAS claims to move forward
SAN FRANCISCO – A California federal judge has denied parts of a motion to dismiss some Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome claims against a management consulting company, allowing the claims of some West Virginia children to move forward.
Justice wins GOP nod for U.S. Senate, Morrisey takes Republican governor's primary
CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice has won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, and current state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is the GOP nominee for governor.
Goodwin dismisses medical monitoring class action against Union Carbide
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit alleging Union Carbide’s South Charleston plant released a cancer-causing emission.
Woman blames Embassy Suites elevator for broken foot
CHARLESTON – A woman says her foot was crushed by a faulty elevator door at the Embassy Suites in Charleston.
Morrisey wants to know why DEA database is no longer public
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has asked the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the DEA administrator why the agencies now limit access to the Controlled Substances Act Registration Information Database.
Morrisey wants documents that may show collusion between state prosecutors, DOJ in Trump cases
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for the U.S. Department of Justice to produce documents showing the department may have colluded with state prosecutors involved in cases against former President Trump.