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Ketchum not pleased with Supreme Court's decision against insurer
Justices of the state Supreme Court
Ruling: Insurance Commissioner shouldn't be second-guessed by courts
CHARLESTON – Insurance rates are the province of the Insurance Commissioner and the reasonableness of such rates should not be second-guessed by circuit courts or jurors, according to a recent ruling of the state’s high court.
Fairmont must stop appointing members to Fairmont General's board of directors
Fairmont General Hospital
Supreme Court rejects fired DHHS worker's constructive discharge claim
CHARLESTON – A woman who alleged she was fired as a result of her whistleblowing activities got no relief from the state’s high court when it found that her lawsuit fell outside the statute of limitations for a whistleblower action.
Supreme Court affirms dismissal of case against Fairmont General
Fairmont General Hospital
Supreme Court affirms Marion court's ruling in favor of accountant
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court affirmed a $26,300 “quantum meruit” award to a certified public accountant, finding the amount was supported by the evidence in the record.
Court: Workers' Comp shouldn't pay for psychiatric drugs in electric shock case
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Marshall employee's Workers' Comp claim given chance to develop
CHARLESTON – The state high court has reversed and remanded a Marshall University administrative support employee’s Workers’ Compensation rejection, sending the carpal tunnel claim back to the Workers’ Compensation Board of Review for “proper consideration.”
Supreme Court rules widow's benefits claim filed too late
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has found that the widow of a coal miner who died from occupational pneumoconiosis could not collect benefits because her claim was filed four and a half months after the allowable time period for filing had expired.
SC rules Summersville RadioShack's lease expired
CHARLESTON – A Summersville RadioShack will have to move after the state's high court rejected the store owner’s argument that the lease had been extended.
Court affirms foreclosure sale price
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has found that the purchase price obtained for a piece of property at a foreclosure sale did not “shock the conscience” and affirmed the circuit court’s denial of the property owner’s request for a preliminary injunction.
Supreme Court dismisses Randolph County lawsuit over sewage back-up
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has found that a Randolph County couple’s personal injury and property damage case arising from the alleged negligent clean-up of a sewage back-up was properly dismissed by the circuit court.
Agriculture Dept. worker, fired over alleged sexual comments and material, loses appeal
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has found no violation of rights in the dismissal of a state Department of Agriculture employee for his alleged inappropriate behavior.
Fourth Circuit says no conflict of interest in law firm's appointment
CHARLESTON – A federal appeals court has found no conflict of interest in a bankruptcy trustee’s appointment of a law firm that represented another party in a separate debt collection action against one of the bankrupt partnership at issue's general partners.
Supreme Court rules Ill. court lacked jurisdiction over W.Va. resident
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has refused to grant full faith and credit to a default judgment obtained against a West Virginia resident in an Illinois court.
Supreme Court says plaintiff's testimony lacked detail
CHARLESTON – The state’s highest court has affirmed a circuit court’s award of summary judgment to Grafton Truss and Panel Company in a case in which an employee blamed the company for allowing employee misconduct that led to his injury.
Ex-wife owed $57K in child support can't make claim in wrongful death settlement
CHARLESTON - The state Supreme Court ruled that an ex-wife who was owed back child support on her now adult children does not a have claim on a wrongful death award received as a result of her former husband’s death.
Supreme Court rejects man's claim for more in Workers' Comp case
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Board of Review’s finding that an injured worker was only eligible for a certain amount of compensation.