CHARLESTON – Lawmakers have heard from both sides in the debate about whether West Virginia needs an intermediate court of appeals. During monthly interim meetings last week, the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary was urged to work to create the court in the upcoming session by members of West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse.
CHARLESTON – A Texas law firm involved in a national pelvic mesh lawsuit being heard in Charleston is at the heart of a lawsuit regarding the firm’s business dealings. Amir Shenaq filed a lawsuit Sept. 29 against AkinMears partners Truett Akin IV and Michelle Mears last month in Harris County District Court in Texas.
CHARLESTON – The U.S. Justice Department says the owner and former property manager of a Cross Lanes apartment complex has agreed to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit. Perkins Parke Apartments has agreed to pay $120,000 in damages and civil penalties to settle the suit alleging that three former agents sexually harassed and retaliated against female tenants, which is a violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA).
CHARLESTON – A couple is suing Vertical Concrete Walls Inc. after they claim it breached its duty by failing to maintain control of its vehicle. On Jan. 13, a one-ton work truck loaded with poured-wall forms and owned by the defendant was parked at the residence of Scott Whitman, which was locate on a hill above the residence of L.D.
By KYLA ASBURY CHARLESTON – A federal judge has ruled that Joe Holland Chevrolet will not have to provide insurance coverage for some contraceptives to its employees. District Judge Thomas E.
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has ruled that Joe Holland Chevrolet will not have to provide insurance coverage for some contraceptives to its employees.
HUNTINGTON – The Appalachian Institute of Digital Evidence is holding its sixth annual conference in April and will hold part of the conference in Charleston and another part in Huntington.
CHARLESTON – Federal, state and local officials on Tuesday unveiled a statewide clearinghouse for information, resources, training and technical assistance regarding juvenile justice.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled that state law does not require that the assignment of a trust deed be recorded in the office of the clerk of the county commission.
CHARLESTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against it for allegedly improperly applying the Clean Water Act to land a farmer wanted to develop.
BECKLEY – Five news organizations filed a motion urging U.S. District Judge Irene Berger to withdraw a gag order that has blocked access to court records in a criminal case filed against Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship.
MADISON - A Memorandum in Support of the Kroger Co.'s Motion to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint has been filed in a lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy Inc. and others by former Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw Jr.
