MOUNDSVILLE – Partially Important Productions is asking Marshall Circuit Judge Jeffrey D. Cramer to dismiss Bob Murray’s lawsuit against John Oliver and his HBO show.
MOUNDSVILLE – Murray Energy Company is suing HBO and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” Host John Oliver after the June 18 episode allegedly defamed Robert E. Murray.
HUNTINGTON — A Marion County man is suing Cabell County mental health provides, alleging negligence led to the plaintiff suffering psychological problems.
WHEELING – A group of Murray Energy coal companies has filed a lawsuit against The New York Times claiming the newspaper published defamatory statements that damaged the businesses’ reputation.
WHEELING – A federal judge ruled Oct 17 that the Environmental Protection Agency must comply with a federal code requiring the agency to evaluate the impact of its air pollution regulation on the coal industry’s workforce.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is hailing a decision blocking nationwide enforcement of the federal government’s directive on transgender students.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is seeking a nationwide injunction to halt enforcement of the federal government’s directive on transgender students, while assuring local school systems that his office will defend them in court.
CLARKSBURG – Two lawsuits have been filed against the United States Postal Service for injuries sustained from a car accident. The United States and Christopher Alan Parrotta also were named as defendants in the suit. On Dec. 18, 2013, the defendants were the owner of a postal vehicle being driven by Parrotta, who was employed as a postal worker, according to two complaints filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.
CHARLESTON – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced the appointment of Patrick N. Wilson as Circuit Court Judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit Court serving Marion County. Wilson will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former Circuit Court Judge Michael John Aloi.
WHEELING – A federal judge has ruled that U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will be deposed in a lawsuit about coal mining regulations despite a bid by the agency to block it. On Nov. 12, Judge John Preston Bailey ruled that McCarthy’s involvement with Clean Air Act regulations means she is relevant enough to be deposed.
UNION - A press conference will be held July 21 in Monroe County Courthouse to announce the West Virginia Judiciary's Electronic Filing System's latest expansion. State Supreme Court Justice Brent D.
CHARLESTON – Students from Kanawha, Marion, Roane and Wayne counties will visit the state Supreme Court of Appeals in the coming weeks as part of the West Virginia Law Adventure program.