CHARLESTON – West Virginia American Water is suing Starr Indemnity and Liability Company after it claims the insurance company has refused to offer settlement money for claims against the company for the water crisis that occurred in 2014.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS – While West Virginia no longer is on the list of Judicial Hellholes, the state still isn't out of the woods yet, according to attorneys who spoke at a recent state Chamber of Commerce event.
CLARKSBURG –The Carter Roag Coal Company has filed a notice of removal from Harrison Circuit Court. It involves a former employee suing over improper treatment due to medical leave, and the notice was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, Clarksburg Division, on Aug. 30.
PRINCETON – A Minnesota-based insurance firm claims the manufacturer of a boat that allegedly caught fire and destroyed a building it insured should be liable for the damages.
CHARLESTON – A top underground mine safety attorney says he still wants answers as to what caused the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine explosion that killed 29 miners.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed Kanawha Circuit Judge Tod J. Kaufman’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed against the Charleston Sanitary Board. J.F. Allen was seeking reversal of the Kanawha Circuit Court’s order, contending that it alleged sufficient facts in its amended complaint, that if considered as true, would entitle it to relief.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has affirmed a circuit court’s decision confirming the arbitration award in a lawsuit filed nearly six years ago. The petitioner, Ryan Cunningham, appeals from the November 2, 2011, order of Kanawha Circuit Court confirming an arbitration award and entering judgment on that award.
CLARKSBURG – Nobel Energy, a defendant in a civil suit filed by Richard and Karen Good, is petitioning to move the case from Ritchie County Court to federal court.
WASHINGTON D.C. -- A federal act promoting transparency and access to information relating to asbestos claims recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and has now been introduced in the Senate.
WEST UNION – The heirs of two landowners who have partnered on a lease for oil and gas production are disputing the royalty percentage each is allowed according to the original deeds.
CHARLESTON – A lawsuit against Molina Medicaid Solutions for wrongful termination has been removed to federal court. The plaintiff’s amended complaint failed to plead a specific dollar amount in controversy, according to the notice of removal. Lyle Sanders is a West Virginia citizen and Molina is a citizen of California, which makes federal court the correct jurisdiction for the complaint. Sanders began his employment with the defendant in December 2003 and consistently performed his duties i
