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Legal battle to keep Paden City High School open continues
CHARLESTON – Attorneys for a group of Paden City residents and school employees are continuing to fight the Wetzel County Superintendent in court after she appealed a judge’s decision to keep the town’s high school school open.
4th Circuit to hear arguments in oil and gas royalties case this fall
RICHMOND, Virginia – A federal appeals court has scheduled oral arguments in an oil and gas royalties case for this fall.
Morrisey, other AGs blast Treasury over fearmonging against de-banking bans
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is one of 20 state AGs opposing the Biden administration’s claim that state laws preventing de-banking are a “national security threat.”
Mother sues after 6-year-old girl sexually assaulted while in foster care
CHARLESTON – A Wood County woman says her 6-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted while in foster care.
Wyoming County couple says 'foul-smelling' runoff from adjacent mine has damaged their property
PINEVILLE – A Wyoming County couple says a mining facility adjacent to their property has illegally discharged “foul-smelling, noxious, foamy and potentially hazardous” drainage onto their property.
Appeals court reverses, remands police excessive force rulings
RICHMOND, Virginia – A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court decision in two consolidated cases filed by the estate of a man killed by an officer and his girlfriend who says she was shot without reason.
Feds jump into lawsuit against Huntington recovery facilities accused of fraud
HUNTINGTON – The federal government officially has intervened in a lawsuit alleging two Huntington drug recovery-related facilities and their owners bilked it for millions of dollars.
Greenbrier on the auction block; Justice blames 'Democrat machine'
LEWISBURG – The Greenbrier, which is owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family, will be up for auction later this month on the county courthouse steps, according to a legal advertisement.The legal announcement of the foreclosure was placed in Lewisburg’s West Virginia Daily News.
Paden City High School to remain open, judge rules
NEW MARTINSVILLE – A Wetzel County judge has ruled Paden City High School will remain open for the 2024-25 school year.
Appeals court vacates design defect ruling in pelvic mesh case
RICHMOND, Virginia – A federal appeals court has vacated a lower court judgment in a pelvic mesh product liability trial.
Attorney tells federal judge his error 'embarrassing,' but says it was 'unintentional'
CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney says an “embarrassing” error that drew the ire of a federal judge was “unknowing and unintentional.”
Meteorologist says cartilage implant caused more problems for his big toe
CHARLESTON – A local meteorologist has sued the manufacturers of a cartilage implant he says led to more issues with his big toe, saying the companies should have issued a recall because of multiple previous failures.
Judge to rule on Paden City High's future by Thursday
NEW MARTINSVILLE – A Wetzel County judge says he’ll make a decision before August 1 on whether Paden City High School will remain open for the upcoming school year.
Judge denies Berkeley school board motion to dismiss nurse pay case
MARTINBURG – A Berkeley County judge has denied the county school board’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging school nurses are not being properly compensated for their work.
Morrisey wants U.S. Supreme Court to rule on state refusal to pay for sex reassignment surgeries
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision regarding the state’s decision not to cover sex-reassignment surgeries under its Medicaid plan.
First of many expected lawsuits filed alleging EtO exposure
CHARLESTON – A Charleston woman has sued a host of chemical companies for exposure to a cancer-causing oxide.
Two presuit notices filed regarding state Capitol mural featuring Babydog
CHARLESTON – The state has received two notices of potential lawsuits related to a mural project at the state Capitol that includes a painting featuring Gov. Jim Justice’s dog.
Manchin says Energy Permitting Reform Act will advance American energy
WASHINGTON – After years of negotiations, Joe Manchin and another U.S. Senator have introduced a permitting reform bill that could speed approvals of energy and infrastructure projects.
Poca woman says gutter guards didn't work, damaged her home
WINFIELD – A Putnam County woman says a defective gutter protection system didn’t work as advertised and actually caused damage to her home.
Morrisey, other AGs ask U.S. Supreme Court for emergency stay of new EPA rule on power plants
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and other state AGs have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to issue an emergency stay on the implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants.