Marion County
Recent News About Marion County
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E-filing expands to Jefferson County
CHARLES TOWN – Electronic filing has expanded to Jefferson County. -
Minor says school failed to discipline bully
FAIRMONT – A Fairmont minor, through is mother, is suing the Marion County Board of Education and its principal for failing to intervene when another child was harassing him. -
Lawyer has license annulled
CHARLESTON – The W.Va. Supreme Court of Appeals has entered an order immediately annulling the law license of a West Virginia attorney. -
Man says he was kept in jail too long
CHARLESTON – A Marion County man is suing over claims he was incarcerated for 433 days after he was supposed to be released. -
Marion Co. man blames hotel for injuries
WHEELING – A Marion County man is suing over claims he was injured on the premises of a hotel parking garage. -
Class action filed over 1968 Farmington Mine disaster
FAIRMONT – Nearly 46 years after a Marion County coal mine explosion left 78 miners dead, a class action lawsuit has been filed seeking damages. -
State sues Va. firm after wreck damaged I-79 overpass
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Division of Highways is suing over claims a commercial truck struck and damaged an overpass. -
Be aware, take action to prepare
CHARLESTON – West Virginians are known for coming together to support each other in times of need – whether to help communities recover from a disaster or through statewide volunteer projects as part of Day to Serve. -
State celebrates top exporters
CHARLESTON -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin joined Cabinet Secretary Keith Burdette, the West Virginia Development Office and the West Virginia Export Council to present the Governor's Commendation for International Market Entry to representatives of 37 West Virginia business exporters, celebrating top small and medium businesses in the Mountain State. -
Coal companies claim EPA boss not doing her job
WHEELING – A dozen coal and energy companies have filed a federal lawsuit claiming the the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is not doing her job correctly in regards to the Clean Air Act. -
Supreme Court upholds arbitration clause in home construction lawsuit
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals last week mostly upheld a Marion County court’s order compelling arbitration in a home construction case. -
U.S. Attorneys recognize high school juniors as Ambassadors for Justice
CHARLESTON – United States Attorneys Booth Goodwin, Southern District of West Virginia, and Bill Ihlenfeld, Northern District of West Virginia, on Wednesday recognized 88 high school juniors from throughout West Virginia as U.S. Attorney’s Ambassadors for Justice. -
Justices hear appeal of Massey shareholders
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Former Marion clerk to be liaison for e-filing project
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit (Marion County) Chief Judge David R. Janes delivers the oath of office to new Circuit Clerk Rhonda Starn during a ceremony in a courtroom at the Marion County Courthouse in Fairmont on Aug. 28. From left, Ms. Starn’s boyfriend, Jeff Burdoff; her sister, Monica Wright (unseen); and her parents, Mary and Jack Starn. -
Fairmont settles racial-profiling suit alleging police dog bit laptop
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Supreme Court rules for late attorney in property dispute
CHARLESTON – The now-deceased attorney for a deceased Marion County man owed no duty to the man's widow and cannot be held liable for turning over the man’s divorce files to his ex-wife. -
Manchin selected chair of Judiciary; CALA worried about future of legal reforms
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Fairmont must stop appointing members to Fairmont General's board of directors
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Marion Co. attorney accused of inappropriate relationship with female clients
CHARLESTON - A Marion County attorney is accused of similar conduct that resulted in the disbarment of his father.
