U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia Charleston Division
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Charleston municipal sewer utility alleges surety company owes $2.7 million
CHARLESTON — A municipal sewer utility is suing a surety company and a reinsurer, alleging breach of contract. -
Customer alleges debt collector violated TCPA
CHARLESTON — A West Virginia man is suing a debt collector, alleging violation of the the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. -
Former Putnam Co. attorney sentenced to six years on child porn charges
HUNTINGTON – A former Putnam County attorney has been sentenced to six years in prison on child pornography charges. -
Employee alleges college failed to pay proper overtime
CHARLESTON — A former employee has filed a class action lawsuit against a West Virginia community college, alleging unpaid overtime wages. -
Federal judge dismisses most claims in Parkersburg fire suit
CHARLESTON — A federal judge has dismissed seven claims in a lawsuit against International Export Import and other companies for a warehouse fire in Parkersburg. The judge left one count remaining in the suit. -
Ketchum enters guilty plea to wire fraud charge; Loughry pleads not guilty to two more charges
Both men appeared in federal court Thursday morning -
Nonprofit alleges federal government failed to protect crayfish species found in state
CHARLESTON – A nonprofit organization headquartered in Arizona alleges the federal government has failed to protect two species of crayfish found in the southern portion of West Virginia. -
Kmart employee alleges she lost job because of flood damage at Crossings Mall in Elkview
CHARLESTON – An employee at the Kmart in Elkview alleges she lost her job because of the collapse of the only access point to the Crossings Mall shopping center in 2016 due to flooding. -
Woman alleges negligence of Primecare Medical of West Virginia, others contributed to father's death
CHARLESTON – A Massachusetts woman alleges her father died while incarcerated at the South Central Regional Jail because he wasn't provided appropriate medical care. -
DOJ says prosecutors in Blankenship case committed misconduct
CHARLESTON — The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility says former U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Ruby committed professional misconduct and recklessly disregarded discovery obligations during the prosecution of Don Blankenship's case in 2015. -
Grand jury tacks on two more charges to Loughry's federal indictment
CHARLESTON – Two more charges have been added to the federal indictment against suspended state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry. -
Ketchum's plea hearing set for Aug. 23
CHARLESTON – Former state Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum’s plea hearing is scheduled for later this month. -
Calhoun Co. man accuses state trooper of using excessive force
CHARLESTON — A Calhoun County man is suing a West Virginia State Police trooper, alleging the trooper used excessive force and injured the plaintiff. -
Ketchum pleads guilty to federal information regarding car use
CHARLESTON – Former state Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum has agreed to plead guilty to a federal information. -
Hispanic customer accuses Chase Bank of discrimination
HUNTINGTON — A Hispanic customer is suing Chase Bank, alleging discrimination. -
DOJ has a month to provide Blankenship a copy of DOJ report on his trial
CHARLESTON – Federal Magistrate Judge Omar Aboulhosn has issued an order requiring the U.S. Department of Justice to provide Don Blankenship's attorneys with a copy of a report on the prosecutorial misconduct from his trial by Aug. 15. -
Federal grand jury tacks on another charge to Loughry's indictment
CHARLESTON – A federal grand jury had added another charge to suspended state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry's indictment. -
Former employee files pregnancy discrimination suit against Total Renal Care
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman alleges she was terminated by her employer because of her pregnancy. -
Judicial ethics expert: Reminding people of impeachment powers in Loughry case is good
CHARLESTON – An expert on judicial ethics says every day Allen Loughry remains on the state Supreme Court is a travesty, but he also thinks it’s good to remind people that impeachment can be a practical tool as well. -
Inmate accuses Roane County correction officials of negligent supervision
CHARLESTON — An inmate is suing Roane County correction officials, alleging negligent supervision led to the plaintiff being beaten.