John O'Brien News
D.C. Circuit allows EPA to withdraw permit for Logan mountaintop removal mine
The Spruce No. 1 Mine.Photo courtesy of Vivian Stockman/www.ohvec.org. Flyover courtesy of SouthWings.org.
Bill that sends settlement monies to state's General Fund passes
State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks at a press conference Feb. 11 regarding trinkets funded by the AG's office that featured former AG Darrell McGraw's name.
Schlumberger Technology wins case over alleged fracking injuries
WHEELING – A jury has ruled against a Harrison County man in his lawsuit that claimed a group of defendants has caused him harm by exposing him to fracking fluids.
Attorneys become litigants at Supreme Court
CHARLESTON – Instead of doing the arguing, some state attorneys and law firms were the subjects of the state Supreme Court’s oral arguments held April 16-17.
CIVIL FILINGS: Putnam County
April 8
Woman faces $250K judgment, alleged to have stolen cars from Purple Heart foundation
MARTINSBURG – A Jefferson County woman faces a $250,000 default judgment in a lawsuit that alleged she help steal 43 cars belonging to an organization that helps Purple Heart recipients from an auto auction, but she apparently isn’t facing criminal charges.
Legislature passes public financing bill for SC elections
CHARLESTON – A bill that continues a public financing program to the 2016 state Supreme Court election was approved by the state Legislature on April 13, the final day of its session.
CIVIL FILINGS: Berkeley County
April 4
MDL created for contamination claims over DuPont's Wood Co. plant
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Wrongful death settlement worth $50K
MARTINSBURG – A settlement has been entered in a lawsuit over the death of David K. Ventiquattro, who made headlines in the 1980s when he shot his neighbor and blamed the game Dungeons and Dragons.
Morrisey paying off 2012 campaign debt
CHARLESTON – A campaign finance report filed April 5 shows state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey chipping away at the negative balance with which he ended his successful 2012 campaign.
