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Justices reverse human rights ruling for Ford Credit
CHARLESTON – Ford Motor Credit managers didn't discriminate against a supervisor in Huntington when they suspended and demoted him for abuse and harassment, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals decided.
Massey, union team up against MSHA
CHARLESTON – Owners of Massey Energy and leaders of the United Mine Workers seldom agree, but an explosion that killed 29 miners has united them in mistrust of the U. S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Judge OKs Jefferson County development construction
MARTINSBURG – U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey has cleared the way for construction of Far Away Farm residential development in Jefferson County.
Justices reverse ruling in wrongful death case involving Halliburton
Workman CHARLESTON – Circuit Judge John Madden thought he found an easy way out of a wrongful death case with feuding defendants, but the Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals expect him to work harder on it.
Massey shareholders to get report on UBB explosion at meeting
RICHMOND, Va. -– Massey Energy shareholders gathering for their annual meeting on May 18 can expect an initial report on the explosion that killed 29 miners at Upper Big Branch mine near Julian.
Attorney drops case against Mercedes
Hoosier CHARLESTON – Charleston lawyer Michelle Hoosier and Mercedes-Benz U.S. International quickly resolved her complaint of defects in an R350 she bought.
Magistrate rejects Marshall's privacy argument over Perdue records
HUNTINGTON – Marshall University can't invoke privacy rights of state treasurer John Perdue's daughter, U.S. Magistrate Judge Maurice Taylor decided on April 21.
Judge rules for law examiners over learning disabled entrant who wanted more time
CHARLESTON – Law examiners don't have to grant Shannon Kelly twice as long as others to take the state bar examination, U.S. District Judge David Faber decided.
Grant County jurors must decide doctor's credibility in death certificate mistake, court rules
CHARLESTON – Circuit Judge Philip Jordan must let Grant County jurors decide whether to believe a doctor who signed a death certificate and later swore he made a mistake, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled on April 21.
Lottery officials can put up 300-foot buffer, court rules
CHARLESTON – State lottery commissioners can require 300 foot buffer zones around video lottery machines, the Supreme Court of Appeals decided on April 26.
Massey and regulators at odds over ventilation flaws
Blankenship JULIAN – Mining regulators and Massey Energy owners blame each other for any ventilation flaws that contributed to 29 deaths at Upper Big Branch mine.
Man can't blame employer for fall at coal mine, Justices rule
Davis CHARLESTON – Former driller Kyle Ramey can't blame his employer for an 80-foot fall at a Logan County coal mine, the Supreme Court of Appeals ruled on April 15.
Journalists ask Justices to release petitions
CHARLESTON – Journalists around the nation press the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to release referendum petitions with hundreds of phony signatures to the monthly Observer newspaper in Shepherdstown.
Shareholder says Massey violated court order
CHARLESTON – Manville Personal Injury Trust, a shareholder of Massey Energy, claims Massey violated a court order that would have made its coal mines safer.
Buy insurance before crash, Justices say
Ketchum CHARLESTON – Paying for insurance before a crash works better than paying for it after a crash, according to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
Defendant wins with no lawyers, no plaintiff
CHARLESTON – In a case with no lawyers and no plaintiff, the defendant won.
Zero tolerance for drugs in horses OK, Justices rule
CHARLESTON – West Virginia's zero tolerance policy for drugs in race horses doesn't violate the state Constitution, the Supreme Court of Appeals ruled on April 5.
Justices throw hammer down in Jefferson zoning hearing case
CHARLESTON – With a triple whammy, the Supreme Court of Appeals disqualified two members of Jefferson County's board of zoning appeals and the board's lawyer from a hearing on a permit for 600 new homes.
Public defender can't be sued for mistake, Justices rule
CHARLESTON – John David Mooney of Huntington, who spent five years in prison because public defender Michael Frazier made a mistake, can't sue Frazier for malpractice.
Insurer isn't responsible for Hayhurst in wrongful death suit, Justices rule
Davis CHARLESTON – Cincinnati Insurance Company won't have to cover lawyer Richard Hayhurst for any damage he caused in the course of a wrongful death suit, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled on April 1.