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Man sues Dunbar, officer for injuries from traffic stop, assault
CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County man says the City of Dunbar and one of its officers caused him severe physical pain. -
Family files lawsuit against Roane County deputy, other officials over October fatal shooting
CHARLESTON – The estate of a Roane County man has filed a federal lawsuit after he was killed on his own property by a deputy sheriff. -
Fourth Circuit upholds ruling denying a new hearing in Loughry case
RICHMOND, Virginia – The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a federal judge’s ruling denying former state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry a new hearing. -
Ohio woman says fees charged for unpaid W.Va. Turnpike tolls are unlawful
CHARLESTON – An Ohio woman says the West Virginia Parkways Authority is charging unlawful administrative fees to people who don’t pay tolls while driving on the West Virginia Turnpike. -
Loughry finishes federal sentence, released from halfway house in Baltimore
CHARLESTON – Former state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry was released December 16 from a federal halfway house near Baltimore. -
Lingering COVID concerns forces Faber to push back federal opioid trial indefinitely
CHARLESTON – A federal judge again has pushed back the start of a key opioid trial, this time indefinitely, because of concerns about spreading the Coronavirus. -
Father says WVSSAC discriminates against daughter
CHARLESTON — A father says the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission and the West Virginia Department of Education are discriminating against his daughter based on her gender because they won't let her play on the boy's soccer team. -
Judge continues federal opioid trial until January amid 'super-spreader' fears
CHARLESTON – A U.S. District judge has delayed an upcoming opioid trial after the defendant drug companies said it could be a “super-spreader” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Drug distributors fear upcoming opioid trial could be a COVID 'super-spreader,' seek delay
CHARLESTON – Three major drug distributors are asking for a delay in an upcoming federal opioid trial, saying it could be a “super-spreader” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Kanye West files lawsuit to get his presidential campaign on West Virginia ballot
CHARLESTON – Kanye West has filed a lawsuit trying to get his 2020 presidential campaign on the ballot in West Virginia. -
Man says South Charleston police officers used excessive force on him after wreck that left him paralyzed
CHARLESTON – A Loudendale man has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of South Charleston and two police officers who he says used excessive force on him after a May traffic accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. -
Delbarton woman says she slipped, injured herself at Sam's Club
CHARLESTON – A Mingo County couple says the wife was injured when she slipped on an unknown substance on the floor at Sam’s Club. -
Citing Coronavirus concerns, federal judge pushes back opioid trial to October
CHARLESTON – Citing the Coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge has granted a “modest extension” pushing back the start of the trial in cases filed by the City of Huntington and Cabell County against three major opioid distribution companies. -
Blankenship defamation lawsuit against NBC Universal, CNBC, others refiled in federal court
CHARLESTON — Don Blankenship filed a lawsuit against NBC Universal and CNBC alleging they defamed him on television and on the Internet, constantly calling him a convicted felon. -
Man whose arm was shredded in blending machine sues Polymer Alliance
CHARLESTON — A man who worked as a laborer for Polymer Alliance Services is claiming negligence after his arm was shredded in a blending machine. -
Workers claim Blackhawk Mining, Panther Mining failed to give proper notice of terminations, mass layoffs
CHARLESTON — Blackhawk Mining and Panther Creek Mining are facing a class action by workers claiming they were not given proper notice of permanent job terminations and mass layoffs. -
Employer of man driving under the influence who caused fatal collision faces negligence claim
CHARLESTON — A woman is suing the employer of a driver who was allegedly under the influence of drugs and alcohol when he caused a collision that resulted in the death of her mother and injury to herself and her two minor children. Beverly Nelson, individually and on behalf of her infant sons, J.N., and C.N., and in her capacity as the Administratrix of the Estate of Dorothy A. -
Woman sues Lowe’s after being knocked unconscious by wood fencing
CHARLESTON — A woman is suing Lowe’s Home Centers alleging she was injured with wooden privacy fencing fell on top of her and knocked her unconscious. -
Couple sues insurance company for denying property damage claim
CHARLESTON — A husband and wife are suing CSAA General Insurance Company and AAA Club Alliance for denying their claim for property damage. -
Blankenship's media defamation case moves forward with fewer defendants
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has refused to dismiss defamation claims against nearly two dozen media outlets and others from a case in which Don Blankenship alleges they called him felon.